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Iditarod Leaders Pass Through Rainy Pass

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – AnchorageIditarod leaders are into Rainy Pass checkpoint, and a hand full of them have moved beyond it.   Robert Buntzen is in the lead, followed by Paul Gebhardt, but Lance Mackey is not far behind them.  As APRN’s Ellen Lockyer reports, of the top 20 dog drivers jockeying for position in this year’s race, two represent a changing of the guard in the Last Great Race.Photo by Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage: Robert Buntzen drops down onto Willow Lake at the restart of the race in Willow on March 6, 2011.Download Audio (MP3)