A musher drives his dog team towards Shaktoolik along the Bering Sea coast after leaving Unalakleet in 2013, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Bill Roth / ADN) The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog ...

Each year in March, dogs and mushers assemble in Alaska for one of the most grueling and challenging races any sport has to offer. The 2024 Iditarod, also known as "The Last Great Race on Earth ...

Ramey Smyth approaches Shageluk as rain falls and some sun hits the area during the Iditarod on March 8, 2019. Shageluk is one of the checkpoints specific to the race's southern route.

Jan. 16—The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race may not be able to run along its usual route this year, owing to poor snow and trail conditions amid an exceptionally warm and low-snow winter across ...