2008 Open North American Pictures

April 3, 2008 | Tags: , ,

The GCI Open North American Championship has been blazing through the streets of downtown Fairbanks since 1946. A field of the best sprint-mushers in the world were on hand again this year. Here’s a few pictures from the event.

Anxiously waiting. Waiting for the start. Starting to hook up dogs. On the way to the starting line. And they’re off! Arleigh Reynolds - Salcha, Alaska Mike Sanford - Fairbanks, Alaska Bill Kornmueller - Willow, Alaska Heather Hardy - Wasilla, Alaska

For more pictures and final standings visit the Sled Dog Central ONAC page. If you would like to plan your own dog mushing adventure in Fairbanks, enter the search term “dog mushing” in one of our interactive guides. You may also want to visit the Inside Alaska dog mushing tag.