The checkers here in Nulato had brought the drop bags out for when Wade Marrs pulled in, anticipating him to go through. In stead when they asked him he said ” I am going to stay, for a about 2 hrs “. In the meantime Nicolas Petit was feeding his dogs and as opposed to …
Ralph Johannessen into Nulato
Ralph Johannessen has made a big run into his 8 hr mandatory layover, travelling almost 13.5 hours from Ruby only briefly stopping in Galena to check in and out. Traveling for him was good. The veterinarians declared ” Happy dogs ” when they examining the team. Jeff King asked for an 8 a.m wakeup …
Night time shots from Nulato
Here some night time shots from Nulato. Brent Sass has just left the checkpoint at the same time as Mitch Seavey was coming through the checkpoint, where he is dropping one dog. Dallas Seavey, Jeff King, Aliy Zirkle and Robert Sorlie are resting in the dog yard. The temperatures have dropped to 0F. Dallas Seavey …
Brent Sass could have not asked for a nicer welcome to Nulato. The whole town was out under a beautiful evening sky. Children were holding signs reading Brent Sass. In the gym great food is waiting. They plowed a big parking lot right in front of the school gym and that is nice and conveniently …
Brent Sass En Route to Nulato
Chasing Brent Sass feels like chasing some elusive wild animals. Wild and Free after all, right? He had traveled a long way down the trail since I last saw him pull through Galena. How far was it? After all those rumours in Galena, the 55 Mile Information was right. I had 54.8 on my speedometer. …
The current Top 5 has assembled here in Galena.Here are a few pictures from Noah Burmeister close to town and Robert Sorlie out on the Yukon River. I assume that Dallas Seavey will join this group soon, as he has already served his 8 hr layover while everybody else but Aliy Zirkle has not. Aliy …
For those of you watching the tracker, you most likely saw that Brent did not follow the little red line. That line was done to the best of knowledge and Brent Sass did NOT get off trail, He followed the marked route to Nulato. Normally the trail goes all the way on the Yukon River, …
Mitch Seaveys’s team looked really solid on the Yukon River. He had his team up on step. They were pretty much loping way into a 15 mile an hour hea wind and seeming to love every minute of it. That headwind is a good thing, as it makes the heat of the day feeling less …
Brent Sass has arrived into Galena and of course….. he is not staying. He left at 11.45 with 14 dogs. Celia and Krypton were running in lead. He was inquiring about the new trail and how long it is. 55 miles the trailbrakers did it yesterday. No It’s 58 miles, then another person chimed in …
” 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 …
