Here are some pictures from earlier today at the Iditarod Restart at Willow Lake.
L-R: The start chute; Aliy with her leaders Quito and Beemer as Aliy's dad Doug looks on
L-R: Aliy has a quiet moment with her Iditarod rookie Mac; Ray and Meghan change the sled runners on Aliy's sled; Chica, Olivia, Puppet and Scruggs await their pre-race salmon snack
L-R: Allen's packed racing sled; Viper has some words of wisdom for rookie Clyde
L-R:the Black Team gets their microchips checked by the vet team, the Black Team line-up
L-R: Red and Black teams in the starting chute