Mushers say the sport has become more expensive. Many of them are turning to tourism to pay the bills.
Haze smiles as he waits to pull a sled at the Norris Glacier dog sledding camp on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.
Soon, the passengers were flying over the Juneau Icefield. Home to over a thousand glaciers, it stretches across 15,000 square miles of mountain terrain between the capital and British Columbia. Looking down from above, all you can see is the blue of glaciers weaving through the dark mountains and white patches of snow.
“I feel like for Alaska, it’s kind of what the cowboy is for the American West,” she said. “The difference is we still are doing this.” Riding down the trail on the back of the sled, Shelley said training in cold places like the icefield is crucial to keeping the dogs in shape during the hot summer months.
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