Iditarod Race

Gloria M.
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  1. alternate
    go back and forth
    The route alternates between even and odd years.
  2. competition
    the act of contending with others for rewards or resources
    Some call the competition the 'Last great race on Earth.'
  3. historic
    belonging to the past
  4. Iditarod
    an important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod Trail
  5. jagged
    having a sharply uneven surface or outline
    They go through jagged mountains.
  6. landscape
    an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
    This route passes through lots of frozen Alaskan landscapes.
  7. musher
    a traveler who drives (or travels with) a dog team
  8. renowned
    widely known and esteemed
    They were competing in this year's world-renowned trail sled dog race - The Iditarod.
  9. signify
    denote or connote
    Putting out the flame signifies that all mushers and their teams are safely home--off the Iditarod Trail.
  10. wilderness
    a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
    The dog teams pull their sled 976 miles across the Alaskan wilderness.
Created on Thu May 17 00:07:07 EDT 2012 (updated Thu May 17 00:11:26 EDT 2012)

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