Anchorage: Starting line -- Trail, racers, dogs -- Anchorage to Knik to Skwentna -- Skwentna to Rainy Pass -- Rainy Pass to Farewell -- Farewell -- Farewell to McGrath -- McGrath -- McGrath to Ophir -- Ophir to Iditarod -- Iditarod: Present -- Iditarod: Past -- Iditarod to Anvik -- Anvik to Grayling -- Grayling to Kaltag -- Kaltag -- Katlag portage -- Unalakleet to Shaktoolik -- Shadtoolik to Koyuk across Norton Bay -- Koyuk to Elim -- Elim to Safety -- Safety and beyond -- Winner -- Nome: Iditarod week -- Epilogue -- Diagram of sled --- Finishing times 1973 to 1982 -- Official 1982 rules and interpretation.