
Pilot Greg Fischer, in orange vest, welcomes a sledload of dropped dogs at the airstrip in on Wednesday March 6, 2013.
Iditarod Sled Dog Race 2013
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Dropped dogs are loaded onto pilot Greg Fischer’s plane on the Takotna airstrip on Wednesday March 6, 2013.
Iditarod Sled Dog Race 2013
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A dropped dog peers out of the back of pilot Greg Sampson’s plane at the Takotna airstrip on Wednesday March 6, 2013.
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Matt Failor’s dogs run into the Takotna checkpoint on Wednesday March 6, 2013.
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A dog rests next to Mike Williams, Jr.’s sled at the Takotna checkpoint on Wednesday March 6, 2013.
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thanks for sharing Jeff,its still so awwsome to see what they go thru,it always looks different every year