41. "The Iditarod is the ultimate challenge, " said Backen, who has been mushing since 1997. 42. The aircraft does not stall, but enters a nose-high mushing condition with a slow rate of descent. 43. She says mushing isn't hard to learn since the dogs " know what they are doing ." 44. She says mushing isn't hard to learn since the dogs " know what they are doing ." 45. Many liked the flavor of the sauce and one panelist was pleased that the layers held up instead of mushing together. 46. Mushing for utilitarian purposes includes anything from hauling wood or delivering milk or the mail to rural travel and equipment hauling.47. In the 2006 Iditarod, Rachael Scdoris fell asleep while mushing and became separated from Tim Osmar, her visual guide. 48. The Iditarod helped restart worldwide interest in mushing , which had been thought of as anachronistic after the spread of snowmobiles. 49. Aliy Zirkle moved to Bettles, Alaska at age twenty and began mushing due to the remote nature of the town. 50. Aliy has received various awards throughout her mushing career, some of which were awarded to her by her fellow mushers.
