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My Hike Across America: Why I'm Taking Gadgets Into The Wilderness

Martin J. Bernstein | Posted 03.20.2012

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Martin J. Bernstein

When I tell people I'm about to spend a year hiking trails from New York to San Francisco with my two dogs they shake my hand, wish me luck and congratulate me for living out my dream. But brows furrow and jaws clench when they realize I'm bringing a smart phone.

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Mushing A Pack Of Sled Dogs... In Pennsylvania?

Lisa McElroy | Posted 03.18.2012

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Lisa McElroy

We're a family of dog lovers. But this weekend, we're experiencing canines on a whole new level, as we ride along behind a team of sled dogs at Skytop Lodge in northeastern Pennsylvania.

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Defending Iditarod Champion Lance Mackey Concedes 2011 Race

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lance Mackey, who ran off an unprecedented string of four straight victories, said late Saturday he has no hope of catching race leaders John Baker and Ramey Smyth.

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Veteran Musher Chases Iditarod History

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Four-time champ Martin Buser was at the front of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, chasing history north toward the old ghost town of Iditarod. No musher past age 50 has ever won the 900-mile race.

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100 Sled Dogs Slaughtered, Dumped In Mass Grave Following Slump In Tourism

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The heinous slaughter of 100 dogs in British Columbia has revealed a "dirty secret" of the dog sled industry, according to CKNW. Following the 201...

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The Iditarod: Its Symbolism for All Americans

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kate Kelly

Now that the Winter Olympics have ended, the focus of some sports observers will shift farther north to Alaska where another competition will begin on...

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State Seizes 100 Starving Sled Dogs

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARTSEL, Colo. — About 100 starving sled dogs have been seized from a racing business in Colorado. Colorado's state veterinarian says an anonym...

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Colorado Dog Sled Kennel Owners Get Arrest Warrants

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Arrest warrants have been issued for a Colorado couple who own a sled dog kennel where investigators say they found dozens of dogs in p...

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