Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, more commonly known as The Iditarod, is an annual long-distance sled dog race held in Alaska in early March. It travels from Anchorage to Nome. Mushers and a team of between 12 and 16 dogs, of which at least 5 must be on the towline at the finish line, cover the distance in 8–15 days or more. The Iditarod began in 1973 as an event to test the best sled dog mushers and teams but evolved into today's highly competitive race.
The Iditarod 2020 start line in Anchorage
Start of the Iditarod National Historic Trail in Seward
Aliy Zirkle's team on Anchorage's Fourth Avenue at the start of the 2003 Iditarod
Brent Sass departing Rainy Pass checkpoint during the Iditarod 2020
A sled dog is a dog trained and used to pull a land vehicle in harness, most commonly a sled over snow.
Carrying the mail and the weekly Klondike Nugget, this service covered all the creeks adjacent to Dawson City. The service was established by Jean (or Gene) Allen in 1898
Sled dog wearing harness during the Jesup Expedition in Siberia
A sled dog team of 11 in Denali National Park and Preserve
Huskies ready to ride at the husky farm in Kuusamo, Finland
