Reigning Iditarod champion Lance Mackey and his team charge down the trail just after the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, March 6, 2010. REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder
Posted on 03/05/2011 2:08:33 PM PST by NormsRevenge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The streets of downtown Anchorage were filled with barking dogs and screaming fans Saturday as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race got under way with a rollicking sprint through Alaska's biggest city.
The ceremonial start of the world's longest sled dog race is always a festive affair in which one of the city's main streets becomes crowded with dog teams and people seeking to greet their favorite mushers and bid them good luck in the 1,150-mile race to Nome.
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Reigning Iditarod champion Lance Mackey and his team charge down the trail just after the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, March 6, 2010. REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder
Next comes the mountain bike race on the same trail: Iditabike.
How about the bake sale, ibakeaseal. Did they truck in snow this year???
It’s nice there was enough snow to start it in Anchorage. Best of luck to mushers and dogs!
Of note: Volunteers at every level make this event possible. There is even an Iditarod air force. http://www.iditarodairforce.com/
Hat tip to all the volunteers and folks out in the cold watching the course. definitely not for the timid and weak , ya have to like dressing warm.. and sleeping in the snow. an amazing spectacle of animal and man against nature..
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