These dogs watch the action while they wait in their kennels.

One of Clarke's dogs waits patiently in a kennel.

Some of the Clarke crew wait beneath the historic 4th Avenue Theatre.

Clarke's dog Louise gets some love.

Clarke crew member Susan Fahrney lets Louise lean on her.

One of Clarke's dogs howls after hearing the first teams heading out.

Clarke's dog loves to howl.

Lachlan Clarke holds his packet of mail. Each musher carries a packet of U.S. Mail with them to Nome.

Lachlan Clarke starts to get his sled ready.

Clarke crew member Laura Southworth holds the lead dogs as the team gets ready for their turn to start.

Lachlan Clarke stands on his sled as his wheel dogs are ready to run.

Clarke's dogs are raring to go.

Lachlan Clarke waits for his signal to start the 2005 Iditarod.

Bill Pinkham relaxes before his third Iditarod.

One of Pinkham's dogs yawns after emerging from its kennel.

Pinkham's dogs love crew member T.C.

Bill Pinkham puts a bootie on a dog's paw.

Bill Pinkham checks each pad before placing a bootie on the paw.

One of Pinkham's dogs gets some attention before the race.

Pinkham's dogs wait for the rest of the team to get tied in.

Pinkham crew member Dave Wuurts holds on to the lead dogs as the team gets ready to start.

Pinkham crew member Dave Wuurts holds on to the lead dogs as they wait their turn to start.

Bill Pinkham gives a last bit of love and counsel to his lead dogs before they start the last great race.

Bill Pinkham and his lead dogs undergo last-minute checks prior to starting.

Bill Pinkham completes a last-minute check prior to his team's turn to start the 2005 Iditarod.

Bill Pinkham's team is hitched up and almost cleared to go.

Some of Bill Pinkham's dogs wait calmly for their turn to race.

Some of Bill Pinkham's dogs can't wait to run.

Lachlan and Linda Clarke talk with a crew member as they finish up for the first day.

This dog team brings back memories of the closing credits to The Brady Bunch.

Pinkham's dogs wait to be fed and put away after their short first-day run.

Pinkham's dogs know that food is coming soon.

Pinkham's dogs aren't even winded after the 11-mule run from downtown to east Anchorage.

The Chugach Mountains east of Anchorage catch some sun as the teams break down at the end of the first day.

Bill Pinkham makes a quick stop at Finger Lake.

Bill Pinkham says "godbye" to Pumba as he drops the dog from his team at Finger Lake.

Pumba gets some pets and a fish after being dropped from Bill Pinkham's team.

An aerial view of Finger Lake. Dog teams can be seen at the upper end of the lake.

Lachlan Clarke attends to his team at the Finger Lake checkpoint.

Lachlan Clarke arrives at the Finger Lake checkpoint.

A dog team passes two others along the Iditarod trail.

An unknown dropped dog at Finger Lake checkpoint.

Two of Clarke's dogs relax in the backyard of their host house in Anchorage after the race.

Linda and Lachlan Clarke back in Anchorage.

Linda Clarke gives some love to Thelma.

Rookie mushers receive a coveted belt buckle after finishing their first Iditarod.

Mushers who complete the race receive a commemorative patch.

Lachlan Clarke with his lead dogs Ace and Lefty.

Lead dogs Lefty and Ace with Lachlan Clarke in Anchorage.

Clarke's lead dogs Ace and Lefty in Anchorage after the race.