Initially believed to be a cold, arid grassland, the stretch more resembled the modern-day Yukon-Kuskokwim floodplain.

Bridge Builders Anchorage hosted the cultural event, ‘Meet the World in Anchorage’, for the first time in five years - and are happy at the turnout.

A lack of snow along a dangerous stretch of trail has led organizers of the world’s most famous sled dog race to move the start of the Iditarod farther north.