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Passing the front runners en route from Shaktoolik to Koyuk. The beginning of the trail was rough, lots of driftwood which had been pushed on shore from some very high tides. The overland part was bumpy and snowless. First I came by Sonny Lidner who as usual was sitting on his seat. He took …
It is a really strong field who is battling it out at the front of Iditarod 42. A field of Champions is leading the pack Aliy Zirkle Yukon Quest Champion 2000, Jeff King 4 Time Iditarod Champion, Martin Buser 4 time Iditarod Champion. Sonny Lindner 1984 Yukon Quest Champion. Dallas Seavey 2011 Yukon Quest Champion …
The next 2 teams into Shaktoolik are both Iditarod Champions and both carry the last name Seavey. Father and Son are battling it out. Last year the older and wiser Mitch edged out his son Dallas. This year Dallas has made a big move in Unalakleet and passed his elder. Currently he is about 7 …
And here is number 4 into Shaktoolik. Sonny Lindner from Two Rivers, Alaska. Not a bad of a count for the small community, with 1st and 4th place into Shaktoolik. Sonny is running a great race. He says this will be his last one and its time for the younger generation to take over… , …
Jeff King 2nd Team into Shaktoolik
We can see a few more lights in the distance. That is not always the case here especially if it is blowing like this outside. SImply there is not much snow left to blow around. In a way that is a very good thing, as otherwise that would make conditions harder than they already are. …
March 8 UNK—11pm—Seavey and Sorlie into Unk, intend to engage front pack FLASH, the 2x champ Robert Sorlie and 2013 Champ Mitch Seavey have arrived Unalakleet holding hands at matched speeds. Their arrival deserves a footnote. As readers may recall, Jeff King asked about the location of Mitch Seavey just before he departed Unalakleet. “Where …
I’m in the lead again! I’ve beaten everyone to Unalakleet and my average speed was about 150 miles an hour. I actually got to cross two things off my Bucket List in one trip! Flying in to Unalakleet was breathtaking. There were trees- lots and lots of trees and then we ended up on the …
Sonny Lindner into Unalakleet in 3rd
And the next team into the costal town of Unalakleet is Two Rivers Sonny Lindner. He has put in a strong run from the Yukon RIver and only rested 2 hrs in Kaltag. He wants to make sure to stay right in the front group, within striking distance of Martin Buser and Aliy Zirkle. Sonny …
To make sure the wait in suspense does not get too long, here some shots of the current top 3 as they come into Unalakleet. It has been another bone jarring ride on the snow machine. Fast fast conditions for the mushers. There is a ribbon of ice as a trail. in 3rd, Nicolas Petit …
Hi Boys and Girls, Well it’s Saturday. I slept in 30 minutes longer today and guess what? My human heard me wish I had some of the salmon that Aliy won yesterday. For my breakfast this morning, she put some salmon in with my kibble. What a great treat that was! I hope you have …
