Photos: K300 teams rest in Kalskag after running through the night
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By
Tegan Hanlon
Published January 29, 2022 at 11:59 AM AKST
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Jason Pavila was the first musher into Kalskag. He arrived at 3:52 a.m. on January 29, 2022.
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Kwethluk musher Jason Pavila cares for his dog team in Kalskag on January 29, 2022.
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The lot outside of the Kalskag tribal building quickly turned into a sled dog parking lot Saturday morning on January 29, 2022.
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A frosty Cim Smyth and his 11-dog team raced into Kalskag Saturday at 4:38 a.m., leaving after a three hour rest.
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Pete Kaiser gets a kiss on the face from one of his dogs in Kalskag, Alaska on January 29, 2022.
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Pete Kaiser prepares to leaves the checkpoint in Kalskag, Alaska on January 29, 2022.
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Pete Kaiser leaves the checkpoint in Kalskag, Alaska on January 29, 2022.
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Richie Diehl and Jason Pavila talk about the hard and fast trail as Aaron Burmeister settles into the Kalskag checkpoint on January 29, 2022.
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A dog rests in the Kalskag checkpoint on January 29, 2022.
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The northern lights put on a show at the Kalskag checkpoint on January 29, 2022.
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Sled dogs watch the other teams at the Kalskag checkpoint on January 29, 2022.
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Fr. Alexander Larson feeds his team at the Kalskag checkpoint on January 29, 2022.
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Fr. Alexander Larson cares for his team at the Kalskag checkpoint on January 29, 2022.
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John Snyder of Akiachak is racing his first K300. He says he’ll be back for many more and hopes to run the Iditarod one day.
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Travis Beals checks in with Grant Keener in Kalskag on January 29, 2022.
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A dog rests in the Kalskag checkpoint on January 29, 2022.
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Nate DeHaan’s team rests in Kalskag on January 29, 2022.
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