Photos: Plenty of snow and sunshine on the Iditarod Trail through the Farewell Burn

Photos: Day 3 of the 1,000-mile race to Nome.

By Loren Holmes
Updated: March 11, 2020 Published: March 11, 2020

Mitch Seavey mushes into the Nikolai checkpoint on Tuesday. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Iditarod mushers had cold and clear conditions Tuesday as many teams made their way between Rohn and Nikolai.

Paige Drobny tends to her team after arriving in Nikolai during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Paige Drobny secures her team after arriving in Nikolai. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Michelle Phillips gives one of her dogs homeopathic medicine for cough and diarrhea in Nikolai. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Kurt Marlett, a volunteer from St. Petersburg, Florida, helps park a team. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Joar Leifseth Ulsom (third team from left) feeds his dogs in Nikolai on Tuesday. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Joar Leifseth Ulsom, right, chats with fellow Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner after changing out the runners on his sled. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Linwood Fiedler mushes across Steele Lake in the Farewell Burn on Tuesday. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Linwood Fiedler, left, passes Tom Knolmayer in the Farewell Burn during the Iditarod on Tuesday. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

A musher makes their way along the south fork of the Kuskokwim River after leaving Rohn on Tuesday. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

A musher drives their team through the Farewell Burn. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Michelle Phillips lays out straw for her team in Nikolai on Tuesday. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

A dog in Michelle Phillips's team watches her lay out straw. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Marty Runkle checks in musher Mitch Seavey at the Nikolai checkpoint on Tuesday. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Gunnison, Colorado veterinarian Seth Nienhueser checks a dog in Michelle Phillips's team. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Aaron Burmeister takes a break after changing out the runners on his sled. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Paige Drobny carries hot water for her team after arriving in Nikolai. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Linwood Fiedler mushes across Submarine Lake in the Farewell Burn on Tuesday during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Tom Knolmayer mushes through the Farewell Burn near Steele Lake. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Tom Knolmayer mushes across Submarine Lake in the Farewell Burn on Tuesday during the Iditarod. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Lance Mackey smokes a cigar while tending to his team in Nikolai. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Matthew Failor, far right, walks back to his team after collecting hot water in Nikolai on Tuesday. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Aliy Zirkle leaves the Nikolai checkpoint on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Jeff Deeter arrives in Nikolai on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Loren Holmes

Loren Holmes is a staff photojournalist at the Anchorage Daily News. Contact him at loren@adn.com.