Robert HardingThe Iditarod annual sled dog race – dubbed the ‘last great race on earth’ – kicks off on the first Saturday in March. Teams of 16 dogs, led by expert mushers, race from Anchorage to Nome, across the US state of Alaska, taking between 9-15 days.
A musher departs the starting gate at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
A dog team departs the starting gate at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race