Iditarod: The Last Great Race on Earth

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Alaska
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Into the Wild
Brent Sass of Fairbanks, Alaska, takes his team toward Nome at the official restart of the race in Willow on March 4, 2012.

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