Open North American Championship
The Open North American Championship is a dog sled race comprised of three mushing sprints held on seperate days. Each race begins downtown Fairbanks, loops through the town, and finishes downtown Fairbanks.
And by downtown, I mean exactly that. Snow is hauled in by the truck load to completely cover Second Avenue. Don't even think about driving through downtown while while the races are going on.
I walked down there last Saturday to see what I could see and hopefully get out of a photography slump I have been in the past few weeks.
I was disapointed by the harsh sun and shadows, but hey. Whatchagonnado? I loved the sound of the dogs waiting at the start line. They were so excited to get to run that they were all barking/whining/squealing in a way that can be pretty obnoxious. At the start of the race, however, it added to the excitement of the day.
Open North American Championship Gallery.
2005
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There seems to be an awful lot of snow on the main road - which of course I'm sure is great for the sleighs, but what about cars. don't they plough the roads in Alaska?
Imagine the outrage in NY if the roads looked like that, no one would be able to get around.
Now there's an idea.
Snow is hauled in by the truck load to completely cover Second Avenue. The days preceeding and following the races, there is no snow on the roads downtown. If the snow was never cleared off, it would be too hard packed for any sled dog racing.
ah, I see.
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