17 Mushers In Nikolai

Aaron Burmeister crosses Long Lake as he departs from Willow at the start of the 2013 Iditarod. Photo by Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage.
Aaron Burmeister, Lance, Mackey, Aliy Zirkle and 14 others are taking a breather at the Nikolai checkpoint.
Burmeister was the first to
arrive, checking in at 8:11 a.m. Tuesday morning, with Mackey and Zirkle trailing less than an hour behind.
No one has departed Nikolai for McGrath yet.























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