Following My Father’s Dreams: Journals From A Rookie Iditarod Run

Father and Son, in Michigan, trained to take their sled dog team to Alaska to run in the ‘Last Great Race on Earth’, the Iditarod. From the start line in Anchorage to the finish in Nome, Christopher hitchhikes by bush plane along the trail, recording the intensity and struggle of unfolding adventure in his journal on the family website. Jim, the oldest rookie, guides his team through the perils of back country artic travel to a 13 day finish against the odds because of unexpected injuries.