71 teams, 1136 dogs and a polar bear
March 28th, 2010
Photo by Stephen Nowers/AlaskaDispatch.com
A polar bear walks on the sea ice near the Island of Little Diomede.
In March I spent 10 days following the 2010 Iditarod as a photographer for Alaska Dispatch. Incredible weather — if a little cold — and a 4th championship for Lance Mackey.
The day after Mackey crossed the finish line we hopped in our Cessna 206 for a day trip to King Island and Little Diomede. We saw this guy wandering across the ice when we were on final approach to the ice strip in front of Little Diomede. Couldn’t ask for any more.
