” My favourite town ” Aliy exclaimed upon checking in. She likes getting here first. Has done that in the past. She was greeted by a nice crowd and hugged like a long lost friend. 

In general things have a little bit of deja vue feeling. The Seaveys chasing on the Yukon River. Aliy out front….., but there is a twist…. and that big twist is Brent Sass. He is mixing things up big time. When talking to him, he mentioned how much he likes to camp out, not only for the peace and quiet, but also to see the other dog teams passing, and getting a good look at them. Well, by now he is so far out front, that they do not even pass him anymore, when he is camping out. The only team he got to take a look at on this run was Aliy Zirkle