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2013 Iditarod: straw ready for the trail

Noah Dudley and Erika Wiebener prepare and stack bales of straw for the 2013 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race at the Air Land Transport warehouse Thursday morning, Feb. 7, 2013 in south Anchorage.

Volunteers prepare bales of straw for the 2013 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race at the Air Land Transport warehouse Thursday morning, Feb. 7, 2013 in south Anchorage. About 40 volunteers packaged and palleted 1454 bales of Delta straw for shipping to...

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DOG MUSHING PHOTOS

Iditarod Dog Handler Training

Iditarod volunteers conduct a dog handlers training session at Iditarod Headquarters in Wasilla .
IDITAROD SLED DOG RACE

Six past champs sign up for Iditarod 2013

Seavey. Mackey. Baker. It was a day for champions Saturday at Iditarod Headquarters in Wasilla, where six past winners were among the 54 who signed up for the 2013 sled-dog race from Anchorage to Nome.
IDITAROD SLED DOG RACE

Seavey says he sued knife maker to get blade off market

Iditarod musher Mitch Seavey, facing criticism for suing a knife-maker over a 2011 accident on the Iditarod Trail, said the lawsuit is not about money: "My goal is to get the knife off the market," he said.
IDITAROD SLED DOG RACE

Mitch Seavey sues knife maker

When Mitch Seavey nearly lost his index finger last year in Ophir, his Iditarod was over. In a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, the former champion now says the blame lies with the Oregon company that made the knife he sliced his finger with, and Sportsman's Warehouse, which sold it to him.
ALASKA NEWSREADER

Rookie Iditarod musher loses another dog during transport

Silvia Furtwangler, the Iditarod rookie from Germany who lost her lead dog in Anchorage before this year's race, lost another one in the Cascade foothills east of Seattle weeks ago. Residents of several communities had reported sighting the dog, named Smilla, her escape from a crate after...
SLED DOG RACING

Evolution of the Iditarod

The changes in mushing affect the Iditarod at many levels. I would like to reflect on the evolution of running styles we have seen over the past 30-plus years.
SPORTS

Iditarod ends with Steves taking the Red Lantern

Jan Steves crossed the finish line at 2:57 a.m. Monday to snag this year's Red Lantern award and bring the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to a close.
PHOTOS

Aerial Alaska

Aerial photographs of various locations in Alaska made on a flight between Nome and Anchorage.
2012 IDITAROD 40

Third-place Ramey Smyth: 'I almost didn't get to the start line'

Willow musher Ramey Smyth is the only racer to finish in the top three of each of the past two Iditarods. A ferocious finisher known for surging on competitors late in the race, he said it's been frustrating to come so close only to return home without a win.
2012 IDITAROD 40

Happy trails from ADN Iditarod team

We're back in Anchorage Friday after a fantastic two weeks on the trail. A big thanks from photographer Marc Lester and I to everyone who followed along on the blog, on adn.com and in the paper.