'A lot of us down in the Lower 48 just don’t get the Iditarod' - Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press

[Image URL is a photo of Yellowknife Musher Warren Palfrey's dog team at the start of the 2009 Yukon Quest. Mr. Palfrey ran his dog 'Maynard' to death in the 2009 Iditarod, which starts shortly after the Yukon Quest is finished.]

Sled dogs slide show:
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