what i learned

I learned a lot of things about husky dogs today. Siberians don't eat as much as Alaskans and they are slower with stronger feet. Alaskans are fast but they are more prone to foot injury. The Iditarod trail is actually 1112 miles long. I learned that it starts in Anchorage Alaska and ends in Nome Alaska. There are also many stops in between. It would be long and hard but it would be fun.
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What we learned

We learned lots of things about the Iditarod race. We learned that Siberian Huskies have stronger feet, but the Alsakains can run faster. It was very interesting to learn about how hard the race really is. I learned that the trail is 1,112 miles long. There are lost of stops along the way. I think it would be very hard to do this race but finishing HP

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Iditarod Trail

The iditarod trail starts at Anchorage Alaska. There are many stops on the trail. Anchorage is the largest city. The first mile and a half is on city streets. Then it goes into the harsh winter lands. The distance from Anchorage to Nome (where the trail ends) is 1,112 miles long. They go through places called Golovin, Elim, White Mountain, and safety. Those are the last few stops. At White Mountain they have to take an eight hour lay over. At Safety they race across the beach next to the bearing sea. They don't spend too much time here. It is a very good place to stop if there is a storm.

Athletes Iditarod!!!!

As we read, it said that some of the best athletes in the world participate in a vary hard race. that covers steep climes dangerous trails and desolate environments. The best the athletes are sled dogs. The Iditarod teams strive to cover their routes in record time. The weather is very freezing cold. BRR.... The dogs love it though. There is a very great bond between the musher (coach) and the dogs. They respect each other very much. The dogs are so used to the cold that they would overheat and die if they were to go inside. They love to be out in the cold and to run. The dogs have to wear boots on their feet to protect them from the cold snow. They are very used to wearing that. The dogs sleep on straw. IT is very comfortable and they love it very much. That was way cool

The Most Fun We've had in the Winter

One time we went tubing. We went down the hills on the tube. One time I was going down and I fell off, but I kept sliding down the hill. So then everyone followed my example. It was fun to just go down the hill my my belly. Weeee!! We were in Pleasant Valley... when we were tubing. We fell off again and ran into a tree. OUCH!! The sled came down but I didnt. Help!!! We made snow caves and then we had to go home. (cry, tear, waa)

The coldest experience ever

One day last 2008 winter, we were at my house and we were skipping happily through the field. There was lots of snow and a tractor left very deep tracks. We would lay down in the tracks so my brother and his friends wouldn't see us, but we were steaming or i guess it was just our breathing... We got soaking wet from all the snow. So we were cold to the bone. Brrr... We went home and drank some hot chocolate and we ate hot links. I started laughing and stuff came out my nose. Then we laughed harder. After we were done eating we went and had a big snowball fight. We froze again but we also won. Muahhahahaha!! That was our random freezing day.