Iditarod Race 2015 – PART ONE
The World's Last Great Race (This daily account of the 2015 race is provided by National Trails Guide correspondent Susie Stevens-Briody. Thanks to Iditarod.com -- photos courtesy of Iditarod Trail Committee) Start of the 2015 Iditarod Race in Alaska. (courtesy Iditarod.com/Iditarod Trail Committee) DAY ONE They're off! For only the second time in its 43 year history the official restart of the Iditarod had to be moved from Willow to Fairbanks because of snow conditions, or lack thereof! After a ceremonial start last Saturday in Anchorage (where snow had to be trucked in) 79 teams left today from Fairbanks to race 1,000 miles to Nome, including teams from Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, Australia, France and Canada. It usually takes about [...]