NYT March 13, 2009
Dog Sledding in Montana’s Wilderness
By GREG BREINING
DOG sledding is an exercise in changed states, of chaos turning to order. One moment dogs were barking, yapping, whining, snarling, scrapping, jumping, biting and all the other things dogs do. The next moment they were straining at the gang line, and with a burst of acceleration, all turned silent but for the hiss of the runners on the snow and the sound of my own exhilarated breathing. . . .
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If your dog sled is gathering dust in the garage, if eight to twelve huskies are too many mouths to feed in these perilous economic times, if you can’t afford a “Hal, Charles and Mercedes” type trip to Yellowstone, there’s still a way to get your Mush! Fix. On April 9, the Big Read will feature a program “Iditarod with Karen Land.” Ms. Land is an Indiana native and a three-time Iditatod sled dog race participant.
More details later. In the meantime, read “The Call of the Wild” and post your views on the characters “Hal, Charles and Mercedes” right here.
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