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March 9, 2008

Image from the Trail

Image from the Trail

March 8, 2008 — Cym Smith feeds his dogs at Ruby on Saturday morning. Photo courtesy of Jeff Schultz. See more images from the trail »

Mackey blows through Kaltag to make up lost time

Lance Mackey wasted no time in Kaltag, grabbing a few bottles of fuel, dog food and half a bale of straw, posing for a few photos, putting old reliable lead dog Larry at the front of the team, and boom, he was gone.

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Siberians race to Nome
03/08/2008 There's more than one race within this race. It could arguably be called the race between some of the most beautiful teams ever to run the Iditarod: The Siberian huskies. Also: Jonrowe happy as a clam at Ruby, and the scene on the Yukon River.

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Gatt in Kaltag
Burmeister Stays Strong
The Northern Lights
Smyth Stop and Go
Ed Iten in Kaltag
Jeff King is 2nd Into Kaltag
Mackey Moving On The Yukon
Mackey Is Into Kaltag
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King On His Position
Runyan and Scdoris Moving
Teams On The Yukon
Nightvision
The Volunteers
Jessie Royer On The Trail
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