Iditarod kicks off in festive mood

POSTED: 06:48 PM PST Mar 02, 2013    UPDATED: 07:21 PM PST Mar 02, 2013 
Iditarod ceremony 2013

Sled dogs and mushers participated in ceremonial start of the Iditarod in Anchorage on Saturday. Competitors will leave the big crowds behind tomorrow for far more remote locales.