In the famous novel by Jack London, Buck and the other dogs make it from Dawson City to Skagway in 14 days, enduring temperatures of 50C below freezing point. This meant an impressive average of 40 miles per day, mentioned as a new record in the book.
Jujiro Wada spent 19 days on his dog sled in March and April 1909 to go from Fairbanks to Chandalar also stopping at Fort Yukon on the way.
15 days from this he was moving, and his total distance was 700 miles.
For more details on Wada`s travel see Life History.
Dog sleds that run long distances are hiding a very important secret that we humans would like to know more about.
For more details on Wada`s travel see Life History.