I mean every corpus involved with Iditarod has spent Friday reviewing contents of gear bags, and making quick dashes about town purchasing last minute supplies of batteries, film, food, and clothing.
Good planning is the key to good placing.
Nevertheless I note a few dog trucks with sleds attached to the top of dog boxes which appear to be parked in store lots. I can imagine this Friday, the day before the start of Iditarod 2000, having lived through a few myself. But it is almost impossible to track anyone, because all 81 mushers have vanished into the environs of Anchorage and further, even north of Wasilla. Yesterday evening, the mushers were accessible in one large room at the Sullivan Arena in downtown Anchorage for one last social gathering, the mushers banquet and the drawing of numbers. Photos of the arena have been included at this site, so you can imagine that the sports arena floor is covered with tables and chairs and close to a couple of thousand diners, Iditarod supporters, and mushers.