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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 …
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 …
Hi Boys and Girls, This is really an exciting race. Who’s in the lead? Jeff? Brent? Aily? Brent?. It’s like watching a ping pong ball go back and forth. The top mushers are very close together. This is where all their preplanning and strategy will come into play. Do you want to make a guess …
The Galena Dog Yard had become a very busy place today by the time the sun was setting this evening. Aliy Zirkle and Mitch Seavey worked slowly and methodically to prepare their teams for a ride over the frozen river to Nulato. They both rested here at the checkpoint for a time, and …
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 …
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 …
Morning action from RUBY
Many teams are arriving under a beautiful sunrise into Ruby. Hugh Neff watched Michelle Phillips’ team being parked: ” I won’t see her very long “, which in musher talks means, that she has a very nice looking team, and Hugh doubts that he can hang with Michelle. The checkpoint volunteer had a hard time …
Mitch Seavey into Ruby in 7th place
Mitch was visibly tired. Who would blame him. These early wee hours of the morning are tough. He did not declare his 8 hr and said he was going to stay for a little bit. That can mean 2 hrs or 5 hrs. He lost quite a bit of time to his son Dallas Seavey. …
Hi Boys and Girls, It’s Friday!!! While most of us will get to relax the next 2 days, the mushers will still be hard at work getting their teams down the trail. The teams are moving nicely down the trail. Most of the 24 hours rests are completed. Did you see any changes in the …
Strategy Talk
Before I hit the pillow for a few hours, a few thoughts on the strategies playing out there. As I type this, Aliy Zirkle has just pulled over to camp. She was traveling closely with Brent Sass, but she had come from before Cripple and in the past has run a similar schedule, with skipping …
