13 teams took to the frozen Kuskokwim Saturday afternoon in the running of the Akiak Dash.
But unlike the weekend's other sled dog races, the Dash starts with all free-for-all where the racing teams chose their own trail for the first part of the race.
https://vimeo.com/200521521">Akiak Dash 2017 Mass Start from https://vimeo.com/user8217674">KYUK on Vimeo.
Footage from Mike McIntyre, Victor Bee, and Ben Matheson. Music from bensound.com