Sentences with phrase «known mushers»

He was one of the first well - known mushers to regularly drive dogs over long distances (100 miles +) on a daily basis as well as to continue to train dogs during the summer using wheeled vehicles.

Dee Dee Jonrowe and Lance Mackey, two well known mushers, have both survived cancer.

His neighbors included well - known mushers, and that rekindled his childhood passion for the sport.

Not exact matches

The obvious question now is, How did a nice Bronx boy, who knows the Lexington Avenue subway line like an Iditarod musher knows her dogs, get to bouncing around low and slow over ice fields a short jump from Sitka?

But then again, how was she supposed to know that all the mushers were entitled to complimentary straw for their sled dogs at several points during the K300 racecourse, including here in Tuluksak?

Around this same time they made their first appearance in what is known as the All Alaskan Sweepstakes, where mushers pushed their dog teams to make the 408 - mile run from Nome to Candie.