This is the one time of the year that Alaska gets the most national coverage.
The sports channels will cover the race, the national news stations will mention us often, and the animal rights people will start sticking pins in their Alaskan musher voodoo dolls.
I, for one, always find myself conflicted about the race.
On the one hand it is traditional and I cannot remember a time when we did not at least visit one or more of the Fur Rendezvous events.
On the other hand I do understand where the animal lovers are coming from. It is a 1,100 miles across the most inhospitable climate on the planet. The dogs face sharp ice that can cut through their booties and leave their feet cut and bloody, sharp icy winds that can steal their body heat and leave them hypothermic and disoriented, and a relentless pace pushes their bodies to the extremes of canine endurance.
You know what? I guess I am not so conflicted about this after all.
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