NY Times Article and Video About the Bike Race that Follows the Iditarod
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NY Times Article and Video About the Bike Race that Follows the Iditarod
USITNA FLATS STATE GAME REFUGE, Alaska — From Mint Glacier to the Cook Inlet, an eight-inch frozen crust sealed the deep waters of the Little Susitna River. A snowstorm had buckled the ice with a foot of fresh powder, forcing plumes of frigid water up through the crevices to form layers of crisp slush. To the trained eye, such sinkholes appeared as shadows on the ice.
“You see those dark patches, and you avoid them,” said Bill Merchant, the man responsible for 1,100 miles of voluntary frozen torture known as the Iditarod Trail Invitational.
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“You see those dark patches, and you avoid them,” said Bill Merchant, the man responsible for 1,100 miles of voluntary frozen torture known as the Iditarod Trail Invitational.
Read more and see the video>
