IDITAROD 2006

The grueling annual Iditarod race is almost over for this year. But interested readers can still get pictures and other information at many Internet sites:

Anchorage Daily News Coverage--includes daily archives, photos and bios of the mushers, videos, and photos
Ultimate Iditarod--includes special section for teachers and kids as well as a "for Dummies" section; current updates, too
Cabela's Iditarod Race coverage--updates, stories, bios, photos
Iditarod on Wikipedia--also lots of links, including info on the various locales the trail touches
Dogsled.com--the musher viewpoint; some audio interviews and on-trail photos
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race--Working Dog Web's site, with lots of excellent links, with a special emphasis on the dogs
Iditarod Air Force--the site for the volunteer air support provided during the race; photos and info

Some books to read about the Iditarod, and dogsledding in general, available at the Elk Grove Public Library include:

Iditarod Spirit (1991) by Kim Heacox (798.8 HEA)--photographs
My Lead Dog Was a Lesbian: An Iditarod Rookie's Tale (1996) Brian Patrick O'Donoghue (798.8 ODO)--account of participation in the 1991 race
Yukon Alone: The World's Toughest Adventure Race (2001) by John Balzar (798.83 BAL)--account of the 1998 race by a press liason who went along with the mushers
Murder on the Yukon Quest: An Alaska Mystery (1999) by Sue Henry (MYS HEN)
Murder on the Iditarod Trail: An Alaska Mystery (1993) by Sue Henry (YA PB HEN)
(actually, all the Alex Jensen/Jessie Arnold mysteries by Sue Henry at least feature her lead dog, Tank, if not all her dogs and sledding in general)
Murder in a Cold Climate (1990) by Scott Young (MYS YOUNG)

Also the film:
Disney's Snow Dogs (J DVD SNOW) and (J VHS SNOW)