Mushers embark on trek across Alaska as Iditarod begins

Share PhotoReddit✉ Musher Lance Mackey takes a selfie before the ceremonial start of the Iditarod sled dog race in Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, March 7, 2015. Mackey, a cancer survivor, is a 4-time champion. (AP Photo/Alaska Dispatch News, Loren Holmes) KTUU-TV OUT; KTVA-TV OUT; THE MAT-SU VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN OUT Musher Chuck Schaeffer and his team charge down Anchorage's 4th Avenue during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod sled sog race in Anchorage, Alaska on Saturday, March 7, 2015. A lack of snow forced race organizers to move the official start of the race to Fairbanks, but the ceremonial start remained in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Alaska Dispatch News, Loren...