Libby Riddles made her own luck. On a Sunday night in 1985, she mushed 13 dogs out of Shaktoolik and into the teeth of a blizzard that pinned every other racer to the town. The daring move gave ...
FILE - In this March 20, 1985 photo, musher Libby Riddles stands in front of the City Hall at Nome, Alaska, shortly after crossing the finish line, becoming the first female champion of the Iditarod ...