Our photos from Shageluk yesterday, where Iditarod teams rested and recovered after a challenging run. Hunter Keefe compared the trail to a bobsled track. Dan Kaduce said it was like being in a pinball machine.
KattiJo Deeter drags her supplies into Shageluk. Mushers send bags of gear to checkpoints ahead of time. The bags are called their “drop bags.”
Shageluk sits on the banks of the Innoko River. Teams enter on the main road that leads to the river. Rookie Hunter Keefe feeds his team. He needed a breather when he got to town. He said cold temperatures overnight froze the trail. “It was extremely narrow and winding and going up and down very steep pitches,” he said. KattiJo Deeter looks over her team.
Rookie Eddie Burke Jr. greets his team. Burke is among the contenders for the Rookie of the Year Award, given to the first-time Iditarod racer who places highest. He is running dogs from veteran musher Aaron Burmeister. Hunter Keefe feeds his team in Shageluk. Keefe is also in the running for the Rookie of the Year Award. He is driving dogs for Raymie Redington — the son of Iditarod founder Joe Redington Sr. Dan Kaduce warms up a meal for his team in a cooler.
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