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More than 20 Iditarod mushers opted to pull off the trail on Wednesday and park their sled dog teams in Takotna for a long rest in the tiny town about 330 miles into the race.
A snowy patch of land quickly turned into a sled dog hotel, with napping dogs curled up on straw and under blankets throughout Wednesday afternoon.
These are some of our favorite photos from Takotna:
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