Sharing a few of Dave Poyzer’s photos from Finger Lake.  Access more of Dave’s outstanding work in the Iditarod photo gallery.

Seeing and being able to photograph the Northern Lights is always a special privilege, even at minus 20 degrees.

The aurora borealis dances over parked dog teams at Finger Lake checkpoint.

The temperature is minus 20 degrees in Finger Lake and it always drops a couple of degrees as the sun rises.

Joar Leifseth Ulsom prepares to hit the trail out of Finger Lake as the sun peaks over horizon.

This photo of rookie, Brenda Mackey on Finger Lake shows the expansive wilderness that mushers see mile after mile on the trail.

Brenda Mackey crosses the lake to the Finger Lake checkpoint.