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Iditarod

cold adventrue

Story by Susan McBeth
Photos by Michael McBeth

t was hard to tell who welcomed us most
effusively: The Cheeses, the Mushrooms,
the Pastas, or the Soups, but there was no
Imistaking the high-level energy of these
magnificent Alaskan sled dogs who train daily
in some of the harshest conditions on the
planet.

We had just arrived at Salty Dog Kennel only
minutes outside of Denali National Park in the
midst of winter when the awareness of our
arrival perpetuated a raucous round of yipping
from twenty-nine of Debbie and Mark Mode-
row’s accomplished furry racers.

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