Okay, I may be a Mike Curiak fanboy. Here is a series of posts he recently did on his 2013 tour of the Iditarod Trail, which he calls the Iditatour. This series covers the first 350 miles, from Knik to McGrath which is the distance of the shorter race (the longer race going all the way to Nome, 1,100 miles). He is accompanied by two friends, not racing, just touring and having a good time. His two friends will finish in McGrath and Curiak will continue on to Nome alone. As usual his photography is spectacular. He really captures the beauty of Alaska and tells a compelling story with great photos and only a little written commentary.

http://lacemine29.blogspot.com/2014/02/my-life-as-9-year-old-at-least-big.html

http://lacemine29.blogspot.com/2014/02/idita-13-into-range.html

http://lacemine29.blogspot.com/2014/02/idita-13-out-of-range.html

http://lacemine29.blogspot.com/2014/02/coming-down.html