In this March 5, 2013 photo, a musher and dog team cross the ice between the Rohn and Nikolai checkpoints in Alaska during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Bill Roth)
In this March 5, 2013 photo, a musher and dog team cross the ice between the Rohn and Nikolai checkpoints in Alaska during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Bill Roth)
Four-year-old Kayden Alexie pokes a fire with a stick as people gather in the village of Nikolai, Alaska, to watch and help with dog teams pulling into the checkpoint during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Bill Roth)
Headlamps provide light for mushers and veterinarians working with sled dogs in the village of Nikolai, Alaska during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Bill Roth)
Iditarod Air Force pilot Scott Ivany prepares to take off with a load of dropped dogs in his Cessna 185 during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Nikolai Airport in Nikolai, Alaska. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Bill Roth) LOCAL TV OUT (KTUU-TV, KTVA-TV) LOCAL PRINT OUT (THE ANCHORAGE PRESS, THE ALASKA DISPATCH)
Musher Matt Failor puts booties on Angel prior to leaving the Iditarod checkpoint in McGrath on Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Bill Roth) LOCAL TV OUT (KTUU-TV, KTVA-TV) LOCAL PRINT OUT (THE ANCHORAGE PRESS, THE ALASKA DISPATCH)
The world's most famous sled dog race, the Iditarod, consists of a grueling 1,000-mile trek through unpredictable wilderness to the old gold rush town of Nome on Alaska's western coast. Whoever reaches Nome first wins a new truck and a cash prize of $50,400. The rest of the $600,000 purse will be split between the next 29 mushers to cross the finish line. The iconic race, however, seems to be about more than a monetary prize for most involved: a competition of human versus wild.
Here's a collection of the latest photos from the "Last Great Race."
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