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Ryan Redington puts booties on his sled dog Columbia as he gets ready to leave the Takotna, Alaska, checkpoint on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. For a time, it looked like the grandson of Joe Redington Sr., the "Father of the Iditarod," wouldn't run in this year's race because of the increase in the entry fee, and everything needed to run the race.
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