And here comes Matthew Failor from Willow Alaska. This is his 8th run in the Iditarod. Last year he finished a career best in 13th place. Matt has been running in the top 10 for a while this year! His team of 11 dogs arrived, tails wagging. Matt is glad to be off the Yukon River. When asked if he was staying: “Oh yes, I need to dry out my gear. ”  Below a few unedited pictures… sorry for the phone quality.

The next 2 teams expected to come in are Ryan Redington and Aniak’s Richie Diehl. Both rounding out the current Top 10.