mushing

"This problem is a two-headed sword: it could grow like a mushing room."

In modern times, dog mushing is more of a sport than a true means of transportation.

Recreational mushing came into place to maintain the tradition of dog mushing.

The mushing became even slower and more exhausting but the four teams pushed on through the flat Island Park country all day in the blizzard.

In addition, the limited popularity of long-distance mushing outside North America crippled participation, as did the £10,000 cost to fly a dog team from Alaska to Italy.

Temsco Helicopters has a mushing and glacier flightseeing tour (around US$410) which lasts 1 hours and lands at a dog camp on Denver Glacier.

Originating in Europe as off-season training for the mushing (sledding) community, it has become popular as a stand-alone sport all over Europe, especially in the UK.

And there's plenty to do away from the slopes: snowshoeing and skating, ice driving, husky mushing, wall climbing, plus spas, patisserie courses and classical recitals in the church.

Dryland mushing is distinguished from sulky driving in that the cart, or dryland rig, is attached to the dog in the same manner as a team to a sled.

This includes the only periodicals in the library, those published in Ester: Mushing Magazine from founding through 2005, Alaska Handywoman, and The Ester Republic.

The serum was transported by train from Anchorage to Nenana, Alaska, where the first mushing embarked as part of a relay aimed at delivering the needed serum to Nome.

He is a member of the Alaska Miner Association, Two Rivers Mushing Association, and is on the board of directors of the Iditarod Trail Committee, which manages the race.

Despite the loss of sponsors during a dog abuse scandal in 1976, the Iditarod caused a resurgence of recreational mushing in the 1970s, and has continued to grow until it is now the largest sporting event in the state.

Although dogsled racing gets more publicity and is seen now as the primary form of mushing, recreational mushing thrives as an unorganized sport providing healthy outdoor form of winter exercise for families.

The race is the most popular sporting event in Alaska, and the top mushers and their teams of dogs are local celebrities; this popularity is credited with the resurgence of recreational mushing in the state since the 1970s.

The resurgence of recreational mushing in Alaska since the 1970s is a direct result of the tremendous popularity of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which honors the history of dog mushing with many traditions that commemorate the serum run.

Dog mushing had been the primary means of communication and transportation in the Bush and Interior by Alaska Natives for centuries; remained so for the Russian, American, and French Canadian fur trappers in the 19th century; and reached its peak during the gold rushes of the late 19th to early 20th centuries.