Coloradan Musher in Iditarod
I've always been fascinated by the Iditarod dog sledding races in Alaska. A children's book about it was one of my son's favorites we used to read night after night.
The Aspen Daily News reports on Bill Pinkham of Glenwood (formerly of Aspen) who is #37 among the 82 "mushers" in the race.
The Iditarod got its start in 1973. It commemorates a shorter race by dog teams to Nome in 1925 to deliver diphtheria serum after an outbreak of the disease threatened the lives of the Eskimos living there. The trail goes through dense forests, over two mountain ranges and along the windy Yukon River, then across dangerous sea ice along the Bering Sea Coast.It's Bill's fourth time in the race. You can follow his and the others' progress here.
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Submitted by Jesse Sarles (not verified) on Tue, 2007-03-06 16:32.
There are two other racers from Colorado ... Butch Austin from Fruita and Lachlan Clarke from Buena Vista. Read more in in the story 3 Coloradans Among The Mushers In The Iditarod:
http://cbs4denver.com/pets/local_story_064160301.html
Submitted by Margery Glickman (not verified) on Sun, 2007-03-04 17:24.
Pinkham shouldn't put his dogs at risk by racing them in the Iditarod. The Iditarod has a long, well-documented history of dog deaths, illnesses and injuries.
For the facts: http://www.helpsleddogs.org
