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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) -- The annual International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race begins Friday in Jackson.
Twenty-two teams will participate in this year's race, which is billed as the largest sled dog race in the lower 48 states.
The race passes through the small Wyoming communities of Lander, Pinedale, Cora, Big Piney, Marbleton, Alpine, Kemmerer, Diamondville, Evanston, Mountain View and Lyman before finishing in Park City, Utah, on Feb. 5. Click here for the race map.
Eight of the 22 teams come from outside the U.S., with teams from Canada, including British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and the Northwest Territories, as well as Sweden and Jamaica.
Five teams this year will be driven by women. The youngest musher is 19 and the oldest is 60 years old.
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