The lush rainforest and intense humidity of tropical Queensland may be the last place you'd expect to find a contender for the world's most famous dog sled race.
But Mackay builder Christian Turner has his sights firmly set on competing in the iconic Iditarod across Alaska in March.
Mr Turner moved to Canada from Sydney when he was 18 and discovered his love for snow dog sledding when he began doing it as a side job taking people on tours.
