Iditarod

2. Hike! Let’s Go! Commands to start the team
4. Dog: A dog that the musher has dropped from his team at a checkpoint. The dog is cared for at the checkpoint until it is flown back to Anchorage to the musher’s handlers.
5. Arch: The finish line in Nome
7. Su: Refers to the Big Susitna River
9. Gee! Come Haw! Commands for 180 degree turns in either direction.
10. Out! Command to lead dog to pull the team out straight from the sled. Used mostly while hooking dogs into team or unhooking them.
11. Any northern type dog.
12. Command for right turn
13. Command for left turn
15. Alaska’s State motto. Alaska was the last frontier in the United States

1. Lead: Two dogs who lead the team side by side.
3. Leader: Dog who runs in front of others. Generally must be both intelligent and fast.
6. in Basket: Tired or injured dog carried in the sled
7. A type of sock that is made to protect the dog’s feet from small cuts and sores. These are made out of various materials, i.e., denim, polar fleece, trigger cloth, etc.
8. Mail: Service provided by US Mail System for remote villages to get mail and goods delivered. By-Pass Mail has been used to ship everything from toilet paper to refrigerators. Service only in Alaska provided by US mail System.
11. Alcohol based fuel used by mushers in their cook stoves on the trail.
14. All terrain vehicle