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Rachael Scdoris - 2009 Iditarod Ceremonial Start in Anchorage. Rachael Scdoris /səˈdɔərɪs/ (born February 1, 1985, in Bend, Oregon) is an American dog musher and cross country runner who in 2006 became the first legally blind person to complete the 1,049+ mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across the U.S. state of Alaska.
Mount Bachelor ski resort (stylized as Mt. Bachelor) is a ski resort located in Central Oregon, approximately 22 miles (35 km) west of Bend, along Century Drive Highway. The ski area is on the northern side of Mount Bachelor , a stratovolcano rising atop a volcanic shield in the Cascade Range .
A musher riding a dog sled in Røros, Norway, during a sled dog race. A dog sled or dog sleigh [1] is a sled pulled by one or more sled dogs used to travel over ice and through snow, a practice known as mushing. Numerous types of sleds are used, depending on their function. They can be used for dog sled racing.
Sled dog racing (sometimes termed dog sled racing) is a winter dog sport most popular in the Arctic regions of the United States, Canada, Russia, Greenland and some European countries. [1] It involves the timed competition of teams of sled dogs that pull a sled with the dog driver or musher standing on the runners.
It's an early start to the ski season this year, with Bachelor and Meadows offering preview weekends and Timberline open daily. Oregon skiing: Mt. Bachelor and Meadows ski areas announce earliest ...
King moved to Alaska in 1975 and began racing in 1976. He won the Yukon Quest in 1989, and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1993, 1996, 1998, and, at age 50, the 2006 Iditarod, [2] making him the oldest musher to have ever won the event, a distinction he held until 2017, when Mitch Seavey won at age 57.
For travelers looking for a reason to visit every state, here are 50 memorable things worth putting on your bucket list, from a state fair to the 9/11 Memorial.
Dec. 15—Sledding is a great way to get out and get active over winter break. These three sledding spots around the state are great places to add to your list. Sandia Mountains Capulin Snow Play ...