Iditarod '09

Getting ready to take their place at the starting line.

Lance Mackey heading down 4th Avenue after leaving the starting line.

Jeff King and his team heading down 4th Avenue after leaving the starting line.

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Underneath this banner is the starting line. Anchorage is the ceremonial start. They restart tomorrow in Willow.

Past Iditarods

This is what Downtown Anchorage looks like on the day of the Iditarod. Last year there were 96 teams entered.

The dogs are amazing athletes. They explode off the starting line. Its awesome to see them running down 4th avenue with sled and musher following behind.

This team is being moved up to the starting line. It gets noisy with the dogs barking. But that just adds to the atmosphere.