Burt Bomhoff

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BURT BOMHOFF has finished seven Iditarod Trail Sled Dog races. Known for his outstanding dog care, he was awarded the prestigious Leonard Seppela Award for best care of a competitive dog team during the 1984 race. He was first into the halfway point at Iditarod in 1985, breaking trail through a severe Alaska blizzard.

Burt was also competitive in middle-distance racing and set a race record winning the 1988 Knik 200 Race in less than 24 hours. Burt served on Iditarod's board of directors for many years and was responsible for building the Iditarod Headquarters in Wasilla while serving as board president during 1986. He was also president of the Iditarod Official Finishers Club from 1982 through the 1987 race.

Burt has lived in Alaska for more than 50 years. He is a professional engineer, a professional land surveyor, a U. S. Mineral Surveyor a commercial pilot, and author. He is also an avid outdoorsman who has lived in bush Alaska as an Iditarod sled dog musher and fishing lodge owner. He has also held political office. Burt has been lucky to have lived most of his dreams.

MORE READER COMMENTS:

Mr. Bomhoff, Thank you for your book. I laughed and cried and cringed (when your lead dogs went over that cliff). You are a true Alaskan, and a very smart musher. The book is wonderful and you are indeed a legend.

Lisa Lee

Hello, I met you in Willow and bought your book. I'm about halfway through it. Enjoying it a lot and highly recommending it to my mushing friends and friends interested in Iditarod.

Great stories and history I didn't previously know. You've lead an exciting life.

Thank you! Joyce

Iditarod Alaska came in during the race and such I enjoyed both the book and the race more. You have done an excellent account of putting the reader in the actual race. Dan

Your book came yesterday and I couldn't put it down. When 1 AM came around I had to go to bed. You did a wonderful job. Sue

My husband bought your book for me at the Willow restart this year. He has

read it and I am halfway through enjoying it immensely. Janet

Thank you for the autographed Iditarod Alaska. It was in the mail box Monday

and I finished it Tuesday night. You did a great job of describing the trail

& personalities, your descriptions paralleled my own individual experiences. Del

Very nostalgic with lots of good memories that it brought to mind for me. Carolyn

Very entertaining and even better when the reader knows some of the characters in the book. The cover design is very attractive. Eberhard

Mr. Bomhoff I just finished your book. It was fantastic. It has giving me a better outlook on the Iditarod and Sled Dog Racing. Thank you for a wonderful book for a Cheechako. Gerry Owens

Of the many books out there about the famous race and mushing in general, "Iditarod Alaska: " by Burt Bomhoff, is the one to give you an insight into what it actually took to start as a rookie and evolve into a serious, experienced musher. Some of the stories leave one laughing out loud; mushers tricking each other into terrible mistakes on the trail, shady deals in dog-trading swindles that border on felonies, seeming acts of kindness actually designed to stop you in your tracks for precious minutes or hours. Anchorage Daily News Book Review.

Through his personal insights and stories ranging from the psychology involved in the training of his sled dogs through adventures along the Iditarod Trail and friendships made, the reader, of Burt's Iditarod Alaska, gets to experience the thrill and heartache of what it is like to live a lifelong dream in the Last Frontier. The behind the scenes look at the preparation, knowledge and tenacity these mushers must possess fascinating read, absolutely a treat for the reader. The "chicanery" that several of the mushers would pull off is a fascinating read in itself. The Frontiersman Book Review.