Iditarod 2010 - ice race

Three-time champion Lance Mackey and four-time champion Jeff King turned the sled dog race "Iditarod 2010" in competition with each other. Mackey reached Shaktulika - the second stop on the west coast of Alaska - at 16:08 local time. King, trying to repeat the record of Rick Swenson (five wins), arrived 37 minutes later. Temperature Sunday morning was -34 degrees. Under the hood tight white jacket Lance Mackey could see only his eyes. His face was covered with large collar, forehead hung a flashlight. Like the driver, the dogs were protected from the cold - they were blue jackets and special shoes to protect paws.

28 ph severe but romantic spectacle via Bigpicture

1. Mitch Seavey on his sleigh rides past the open end of the water on the Yukon River, leaving Ruby checkpoint on March 12th. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)





2. DiSi Dzhonrouv arrived at the checkpoint - the city Nikolay 9th March. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



3. After the daily stop Ethan Quinn leaves the Takotna March 11th. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



4. A top dog drover Dave DeCaro wrapped around the corner of Cordova early in the race "Iditarod 2010" on March 6 in Anchorage. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



5. The driver leads his harness on the Yukon River on March 13. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



6. Jeff King is checked against the clock, leaving Nicholas 9th March. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



7. The five-time champion of the "Iditarod" Rick Swenson sleeps with the other participants in the race checkpoint Ruby on March 12th. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



8. The veterinarian "Iditarod" Samantha Yeltatzi from Houston, Texas, sleeping in Takotna March 11th. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



9. Member "Iditarod 2010" goes on a rare coniferous forest near Cripple March 12. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



10. Mitch Seavey rides on the highway from Nicholas McGrath March 9. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



11. Ethan Quinn cleans the sled at the checkpoint in Ruby March 13. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



12. Allen Moore of Two Rivers, Alaska, cleans the ice with his sled in Takotna March 11th. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



13. One of the leading dogs pogonschitsy Cindy Halley howling with excitement, ready to depart from Takotna. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



14. Colin Robert passes the traditional snowmen as dog sledding, made by schoolchildren Takotna, March 11. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



15. John Baker arrived in Unalakleet checkpoint. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



16. Mitch Seavey directed from Nikolai to McGrath March 9. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



17. A dog named Classic decided to pose as her driver Jason Barron puts on a jacket on their dogs, arriving at the point of Nikolai, March 9. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



18. Dog Party "Iditarod 2010" William Pinkham tied to the truck in McGrath March 10. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



19. Sebastian Shnuelle check their dogs Scruggs, Grismana and Cougar in Takotna March 10. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



20. Christy Berington rubs his dog named Greystone rosemary oil in Ruby checkpoint March 13. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



21. Sebastian Shnuelle checks clutches one of her dogs, preparing to leave the Nikolai 9th March. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



22. Allen Moore rides on his sleigh on the Kuskokwim River on March 10. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



23. Drovers and their dogs rest in Nicolae 9th March. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



24. Jessie Royer came to Nikolai 9th March. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



25. Jeff King is working with his sled while Lance Mackey prepares to leave Unalakleet March 14th. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



26. William "of Middle" Johnson Unalakleet boils water in Takotna March 11th. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



27. Dogs Sebastian Shnuellya with glowing collars rest in Takotna checkpoint March 10. Residents Takotna thought came two mahouts, when Sebastian came because it was leading a dog collar glowing. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



28. Dallas Seavey rides on the Yukon River, leaving Ruby on March 12th. (Anchorage Daily News / Bob Hallinen)



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