Apayauq Reitan ties her overboots after stuffing her feet in a garbage bag to protect them from overflow. March 9, 2022 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) - Nikolai, Alaska 
Wandering bison and bone-jarring moguls challenge back-of-the-pack Iditarod mushers
Yuka Honda ran into about six bison on her way into the Athabaskan village of Nikolai on Wednesday.
Her team was cruising along the narrow trail, sometimes referred to as the Buffalo Chutes or the Buffalo Tunnels, on the north side of the Alaska Range when she first spotted a big, wooly calf and cow.
The calf saw her at the same time and startled.
“The calf kinda slipped and did this,” she said, making a gesture with her arms to indicate splayed legs. “It was so cute.”
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