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
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.
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/