P.E.I. musher participates in demanding sled dog race
Island sled dog racer Damon Tedford on Yukon Quest from Whitehorse to Fairbanks, Alaska
P.E.I.'s Damon Tedford has hit the trail in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, a 10-day, 1,600-kilometre trek from Whitehorse to Fairbanks, Alaska.
Race rookie Tedford and his sled-dog team was seventh out of 26 mushers to launch Saturday morning from the Yukon.
Being out there alone, braving the elements, working with your dog team, it's very relaxing.- Damon Tedford
Tedford, who grew up on the Island, is no stranger to adventure, having served in the military including tours in Afghanistan.
He then went to medical school and is now an emergency room doctor in Vancouver.
He says there's no life like dog sledding.
"Being out there alone, sort of braving the elements, working with your dog team, it's also very relaxing," said Tedford.
"When you're standing on the runners, there's nothing else around, maybe you're taking in the northern lights, maybe you're taking in one of these sunrises or sunsets."