Since the Iditarod is currently going on, in Alaska, and there is a VI musher this year, There is a book on the site I want to recommend. It is called Race Across Alaska The First Woman to Win the Iditarod Tells her Story By Libby Riddles Is rated excellent, and is a great book about what goes into the race, the dogs, and of course the real experience on the trail. I do recommend being curled up with a blanket if reading it, as some of the stuff she describes, well I needed to get some hot chocolate after reading it, smile. But I highly recommend it for anyone interested in dogs, animals, racing, or sports, or just a great wilderness story. We also have a kids book about the Iditarod, called Akiak A Tale of the Iditarod, also marked excellent. Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. -- Vance Havner