--- title: 2016 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: See the Best Photos description: The long-distance race spans from Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast. canonical: https://time.com/4251197/iditarod-trail-sled-dog-race-photos/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-08T18:10:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:00:18.023Z article:section: Sports og:title: See Amazing Scenes From a 1,000 Mile Sled Dog Race og:description: The long-distance Alaskan race spans from Anchorage to Nome og:url: https://time.com/4251197/iditarod-trail-sled-dog-race-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ada56a28f8bc5a1/69888a1b524fc03011df714e/fb-iditarod-sled-dog-race-alaska-sleddog-competition-02.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 2067 og:image:height: 1082 og:image:alt: Iditarod 2016 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Amazing Scenes From a 1,000 Mile Sled Dog Race twitter:description: The long-distance Alaskan race spans from Anchorage to Nome twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ada56a28f8bc5a1/69888a1b524fc03011df714e/fb-iditarod-sled-dog-race-alaska-sleddog-competition-02.jpg?branch=production ---  # See Amazing Scenes From a 1,000 Mile Sled Dog Race by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Mar 8, 2016 6:10 PM UTC  Nicolas Petit is the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher to reach the Rainy Pass checkpoint on March 7 in-Rainy Pass, Alaska. Nicolas Petit is the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher to reach the Rainy Pass checkpoint on March 7 in-Rainy Pass, Alaska.Marc Lester—Alaska Dispatch News/Zuma by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Mar 8, 2016 6:10 PM UTC  Sled dogs from Matthew Failor's team leave the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow, Alaska on March 6, 2016\. Mushers and sled dog teams from around the world embark on Alaska's long-distance Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, starting a nearly 1,000-mile journey through the state's wilderness. Nathanial Wilder—Reuters  Nicolas Petit is the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher to reach the Rainy Pass checkpoint on March 7 in-Rainy Pass, Alaska. Marc Lester—Alaska Dispatch News/Zuma  A handler with Alan Eischen's team embraces one of Eischen's dogs before the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska on March 5. Nathanial Wilder—Reuters  Champion musher Martin Buser's son, Rohn, greets dogs from his dad's team before the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow, Alaska on March 6. Nathanial Wilder—Reuters  Martin Koenig's team gets tangled after leaving the start chute at the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow, Alaska on March 6. Nathanial Wilder—Reuters  Cody Strathe's team leaves the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow, Alaska on March 6. Nathanial Wilder—Reuters  Musher Justin Savidis' dogs wait in the truck before the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow, Alaska on March 6. Nathanial Wilder—Reuters  One of Nicolas Petit's dogs rests in straw on Puntilla Lake on March 7, in Rainy Pass, Alaska. Marc Lester—Alaska Dispatch News/Zuma  The northern lights glow over the Rainy Pass Lodge at Puntilla Lake a few hours before Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race mushers began to arrive on March 7. 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