Gabe Dunham scratches at Unalakleet checkpoint

Gabe Dunham ready to go

Rookie Iditarod musher Gabe Dunham (bib #17) of Willow, Alaska, scratched at 2:06 a.m. today at the Unalakleet checkpoint.
Dunham made the decision to scratch in the best interest of her race team. Dunham had 12 dogs in harness at the time she made the decision to scratch.