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Joar Ulsom wins 2018 Iditarod Race


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Source: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media Joar Ulsom at the Rainy Pass checkpoint early in the 2018 Iditarod. (Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media photo) Joar Leifseth Ulsom has won his first championship in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. And for the first time in seven years, someone with a last name other than Seavey has

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Iditarod Trail, Puntilla Lake Lodge

Rainy Pass Checkpoint


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Source Iditarod Trail Committee: [Talkeetna Air Taxi] What happens at Rainy Pass Checkpoint – Iditarod Trail? Here, nestled between mountain peaks, sits Pontilla lake – a large frozen expanse that’s perfect for landing ski-planes. Above the shoreline to the east is a small sprawl of wooden cabins called Rainy Pass Lodge, our hosts for Iditarod.

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