Mushers and their sled dog teams have begun their fan-friendly jaunt through Anchorage for today's Iditarod ceremonial start, before they officially embark on their journey to Nome on Sunday.
Spectators crowd Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage for the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Saturday, March 4, 2023.
Junior Iditarod champion Emily Robinson, a 15-year-old musher from Nenana, drives her team along the trail near the Alaska Native Medical Center during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Anchorage. PETA took out full-page newspaper ads in Alaska’s two largest cities decrying what it calls the cruel abuse of dogs forced to haul their mushers and gear over the race’s thousand miles. The group also staged a protest outside the mushers’ annualSix mushers who account for 18 Iditarod championships are not racing this year.
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