Nikolai and Takotna were major checkpoints during day 4 of the 2012 Iditarod.
Musher Bill Pinkham collects hot water during his stop in Takotna, Alaska, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on on Wednesday, March 7, 2012.
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2012 Iditarod: Day 5
Sebastian Schnuelle's Iditarod trail

