Photos: A look at past Iditarod sled dog races
The world's most famous sled dog race, the Iditarod, kicks off Saturday with an 11-mile-long trot through Alaska's largest city, Anchorage.
The race consists of a grueling 1,000-mile trek through unpredictable wilderness to the old gold rush town of Nome on Alaska's western coast. Whoever reaches Nome first wins a new truck and a cash prize of $50,400. The rest of the $600,000 purse will be split between the next 29 mushers to cross the finish line.
The iconic race, however, seems to be about more than a monetary prize for most involved: a competition of human versus wild.
Here's a gallery of pictures looking back at more than 30 years of "The Last Great Race."
The race consists of a grueling 1,000-mile trek through unpredictable wilderness to the old gold rush town of Nome on Alaska's western coast. Whoever reaches Nome first wins a new truck and a cash prize of $50,400. The rest of the $600,000 purse will be split between the next 29 mushers to cross the finish line.
The iconic race, however, seems to be about more than a monetary prize for most involved: a competition of human versus wild.
Here's a gallery of pictures looking back at more than 30 years of "The Last Great Race."
This is fantastic to watch! Â These dogs think that running thru howling winds & subzero temps is the best thing there is & the love between musher & dog is evident. Â Scenery is grand, too. Â I'd love to do this, know I never will, but it's a good fantasy.
@Smartypants There are those that keep saying that these dogs are abused........but the only thing I see is that these dogs love what they do....and are quite suited to it.