| Returning after travelling 160 kilometres in 5 days, we feel icicles on our cheeks as we say goodbye to the dogs and their mushers. |
| Most mushers start with the maximum-allowed team of 16 dogs but settle down to 12 to 14 for the main haul beyond Rainy Pass. |
| I'm finally back in my room and feeling a special sort of sympathy for Iditarod mushers. |
| We welcome mushers, skijorers, and skiers to join us on this unique adventure across the frozen lakes of Quetico Provincial Park. |
| Anti-doping controls are also conducted on mushers by random urine sample collection. |
| Each team of dogs and their mushers cover the distance across Alaska to Nome in approximately nine to 17 days. |
