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Slideshow: A look back at race weekend

KYUK | By Nat Herz,
James Oh, Alaska Public Media
Published February 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM AKST
Sled dogs rest on piles of hay on Saturday morning at the Aniak checkpoint. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Sled dogs rest on piles of hay on Saturday morning at the Aniak checkpoint. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Mike Williams Jr. at the Aniak checkpoint of the Kuskokwim 300. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Mike Williams Jr. at the Aniak checkpoint of the Kuskokwim 300. Feb. 8, 2025.
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17-year-old Emily Robinson feeds her dogs at the Aniak checkpoint. Feb. 8, 2025.
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17-year-old Emily Robinson feeds her dogs at the Aniak checkpoint. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Mike Williams Jr. on the K300 trail near Tuluksak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Mike Williams Jr. on the K300 trail near Tuluksak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Mike Williams Jr. feeds his dogs in Aniak during the 46th Kuskokwim 300. Williams was the first musher to reach the checkpoint early Saturday morning.
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Mike Williams Jr. feeds his dogs in Aniak during the 46th Kuskokwim 300. Williams was the first musher to reach the checkpoint early Saturday morning.
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Sled dogs are tended to at the Aniak checkpoint on Feb. 8, 2025.
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Sled dogs are tended to at the Aniak checkpoint on Feb. 8, 2025.
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Riley Dyche on the Kuskokwim 300 approaches Tuluksak on Feb. 8, 2025. After taking his mandatory four hours of rest at the checkpoint, Dyche finished the race in second place.
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Riley Dyche on the Kuskokwim 300 approaches Tuluksak on Feb. 8, 2025. After taking his mandatory four hours of rest at the checkpoint, Dyche finished the race in second place.
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Cody Strathe arrives in Kalskag during his first Kuskokwim 300.
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Cody Strathe arrives in Kalskag during his first Kuskokwim 300.
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Emily Robinson on the Kuskokwim 300 trail.
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Emily Robinson on the Kuskokwim 300 trail.
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A dog waits at the top of the trail at the Kuskokwim 300 Aniak checkpoint. Feb. 7, 2025.
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A dog waits at the top of the trail at the Kuskokwim 300 Aniak checkpoint. Feb. 7, 2025.
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9-time Kuskokwim 300 champion Jeff King tends to his team at the Aniak checkpoint on Feb. 8, 2025.
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9-time Kuskokwim 300 champion Jeff King tends to his team at the Aniak checkpoint on Feb. 8, 2025.
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A dog enjoys a good pat on the head at the Aniak checkpoint of the Kuskokwim 300. Feb. 7, 2025.
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A dog enjoys a good pat on the head at the Aniak checkpoint of the Kuskokwim 300. Feb. 7, 2025.
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Jeff King at the Aniak checkpoint of the Kuskokwim 300. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Jeff King at the Aniak checkpoint of the Kuskokwim 300. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Pete Kaiser in Aniak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Pete Kaiser in Aniak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Pete Kaiser checks into Aniak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Pete Kaiser checks into Aniak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Isaac Underwood at the Aniak checkpoint of the 46th Kuskokwim 300 on Feb. 8, 2025. Underwood finished the race in 16th place
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Isaac Underwood at the Aniak checkpoint of the 46th Kuskokwim 300 on Feb. 8, 2025. Underwood finished the race in 16th place.
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Hunter Keefe on the trail to Tuluksak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Hunter Keefe on the trail to Tuluksak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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2019 K300 champion Matthew Failor in Aniak on Feb. 8, 2025.
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2019 K300 champion Matthew Failor in Aniak on Feb. 8, 2025.
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A sled dog rests in Aniak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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A sled dog rests in Aniak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Riley Dyche in Tuluksak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Riley Dyche in Tuluksak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Cody Strathe on the Kuskokwim 300 trail near Tuluksak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Cody Strathe on the Kuskokwim 300 trail near Tuluksak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Pete Kaiser outside of Tuluksak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Pete Kaiser outside of Tuluksak. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Emily Robinson at the Aniak checkpoint. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Emily Robinson at the Aniak checkpoint. Feb. 8, 2025.
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Seventeen mushers embarked upriver in the 46th running of the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race this weekend, visiting the communities of Tuluksak, Kalskag, and Aniak before heading back to the finish line in Bethel.

KYUK had reporters on the ground in each community to give a behind-the-scenes look at the goings-on of a Kuskokwim 300 checkpoint.

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