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Photos: K300 And Bogus Creek 150 Mushers Race Upriver From Bethel

KYUK | By Ben Matheson

Published January 18, 2019 at 10:58 PM AKST

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George Manutoli and Cameron Qelevyaq Jackson leave the starting line of the Bogus Creek 150 in Bethel on January 18, 2019.

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Jason Uyaqaq Pavila leaves the starting line of the Bogus Creek 150 in Bethel, Alaska on January 18, 2019.

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The 43rd running of the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race begins on Friday, January 28th at 6:30 p.m.

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Father Alexander Larson leaves the starting line of the Bogus Creek 150 in Bethel, Alaska on January 18, 2019.

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Niklas Wikstrand leaves the starting line of the Bogus Creek 150 in Bethel, Alaska on January 18, 2019.

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The sun sets on the Kuskokwim River just beyond the starting line of the Kuskokwim 300 in Bethel, Alaska on January 18, 2019.

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Kuskokwim 300 Race Founder Myron Angstman and KYUK intern Kaylee King smile from the announcers deck at the K300 starting line on January 18, 2019.

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Visiting reporters Jason Resneck and Zachariah Hughes report from the starting line of the Kuskokwim 300 in Bethel, Alaska on January 18, 2019.

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A musher takes off during the 2018 Kuskokwim 300 in Bethel, Alaska.

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Mike Williams Jr. of Akiak leaves the starting line of the Kuskokwim 300 in Bethel, Alaska on January 18, 2019.

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Pete Kaiser leaves the starting line of the Kuskokwim 300 in Bethel, Alaska on January 18, 2019.

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Student reporter Roselyn Evan shoots a live video stream of the starting line at the Kuskokwim 300 in Bethel, Alaska on January 18, 2019.

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Starting line for the Bogus Creek 150 and Kuskokwim 300. Racers left Bethel starting at 5:30 p.m. for the Bogus Creek on January 18, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.

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Racers prepare their dogs for the Bogus Creek 150 in Bethel, Alaska on January 18, 2019.

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Racers prepare their dogs for the Bogus Creek 150 in Bethel, Alaska on January 18, 2019.

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Racers prepare their dogs for the Bogus Creek 150, in Bethel, Alaska on January 18, 2019.

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