Gary lives with his wife in rural Minnesota. Though a reasonably successful writer, he has to take on extra jobs to make ends meet. One such job involves trapping beaver, as the state of Minnesota at that time had something of a beaver overpopulation problem.
As well as trapping the little critters, Gary's able to make a bit of money on the side selling beaver pelt. This is what starts him off on the intrepid sledding adventures that will form the main action of the book. For Gary needs to be able to run a team of dogs if he's to travel across the snow, trapping beaver out there in the snowy wilderness. At first, Gary inevitably makes a bit of a hash of things; driving a team of dogs is a lot harder than it looks. But eventually, Gary becomes more skillful and confident as he gains experience, and it's this growing confidence that encourages him to contemplate participating in the famous Iditarod ice race.
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