Running North: A Yukon Adventure

For someone who knows little about dogs and nothing at all about ice and snow, this book was a revelation. It was a look at life on another planet, one that was both magical and filled with danger. What it takes to succeed at a near impossible task, however, became understandable; and the sense of shared community necessary to reach the goal made attaining that goal an achievement almost as rich for the reader as it was for the musher and his family. What an adventure!

This book is great! I've actually had the pleasure of being a 27 year volunteer of the Yukon Quest and had the great pleasure of meeting Ann, George and Kathleen while they were in Fairbanks. I first learned of thier adventures from them and the stories I heard are just as humorous in the book as hearing them from the family. I've never though had the experiences George had while out on the trail. For those of you who have never had any of these experiences, I'm sure you'll find this book a good read!!! Take your time, settle in and head off into an adventure that is serious, humorous and down right fun!

This book is an adventure for a family that moves to Alaska as mushers to compete in the Yukon Quest,It will have you enthralled as they live and adjust to Alaskan life and make preparations for the raceI never knew how much effort goes into life as a musher and a competitor.You will live the story and the emotions involvedHard to put down

An excellent read. I would not hesitate to read another book written by this author. I am at the last 400 miles of the race. I love the book. I lovee the characters. I love the dogs. So well written. The author makes you feel you are there in the Yukon at the finish line. I can't say enough about the true story. Should be read by all who like adventure and cherish the truth about a God given situation. Bravo@!

I don't often read a book in a single sitting; this was one of those books. The author moves you physically and emotionally from one edge of North America to the other, and you sense your own point of view changing along with hers.

This is one of the best books I have ever read !!!! The author has made it easy to read

If you've spent any amount of time in (at least) bush Alaska, you'll be appalled at the ignorant and jaded portrayal of the Native Alaskan people not very far into the book. It as interesting before that but I haven't made it past. More of a personal journal than a well-researched novel.

It was enjoyable an interesting account of the race and all the preparations needed to make a successful adventure, become a reality

Well worth reading , I enjoyed this book immensely because I've been to the yukon and could relate to the surroundings , brilliant .

I really like the book, not because it's interesting to learn about mushing from the perspective of a dog-handler but because it describes everything around the actual race: training, preparations, sorting out personal differences. From the first page on, the readers interest is capture by the description of a journey which is not undertaken by some "super-hero" but by ordinary people. That makes their problems and hardships all the more easy to sympathize with.

Eigentlich hatte ich gehofft mehr von der ursprünglichen Entstehungsgeschichte zu erfahren. Nicht von den sportlichen Nachahmern. Leider findet man keine Bücher mehr in Deutsch oder Englisch über die Entstehung des Rennens durch die Epidemie. Ein wenig verwundert war ich über die Herkunft aus einer Bücherhalle in den USA. Überall sind die Stempel. Wenn ich das Buch mit mir führe habe ich immer das Gefühl die Leute könnten auf dir Idee kommen, ich hätte es unrechtmäßig an mich gebracht.

Ich habe dieses tolle Buch noch immer nicht erhalten, da die erste Lieferung verloren gegangen ist und der Verlag in N.Y. nicht in der Lage ist, schnellstens Ersatz zu liefern. Meine Kreditkarte wurde allerdings bereits im Juli belastet!!