March 3, 2003 this is the beginning of the The Last Great Race - the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. A race from Anchorage to Nome Alaska, 1,049 miles. The images I have here were taken from behind Mulcahy Park on their way out of town. This is the ceremonial start of the race and it actually starts the next day from Wasilla.....EXCEPT this year as there was not enough snow down here.