Location: 63.1460, -156.5299

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Population 0 -- Now a ghost town, it took its name in 1908 from a nearby placer creek, one of a dozen streams in Alaska to be named by Bible-reading prospectors, for the lost country of Ophir, the source of King Solomon’s gold. Many items and artifacts still remain untouched. The checkpoint is at Dick and Audra Forsgren’s cabin.



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Musher Bib In Out Rest In Chkpt Time Enroute Previous Checkpoint:
Takotna		 Layover
Completed		 Status
Time Dogs Time Dogs Time Out Speed
(mph)		 8hr 24hr
Linwood Fiedler 31 3/7 06:35:00 13 3/7 07:00:00 13 0h 25m 2h 24m 3/7 04:11:00 15.83
Doug Swingley 37 3/7 07:35:00 13 3/7 07:35:00 13 0h 0m 2h 18m 3/7 05:17:00 16.52
Mitch Seavey 15 3/7 09:40:00 11 3/7 10:44:00 10 1h 4m 2h 42m 3/7 06:58:00 14.07 ✔
John Baker 6 3/7 12:43:00 15 3/7 12:55:00 15 0h 12m 2h 24m 3/7 10:19:00 15.83
Rick Mackey 44 3/7 14:10:00 12 3/7 14:18:00 12 0h 8m 2h 45m 3/7 11:25:00 13.82
Martin Buser 4 3/8 03:42:00 10 3/8 03:49:00 10 0h 7m 2h 37m 3/8 01:05:00 14.52 ✔
Jeff King 2 3/8 04:25:00 11 3/8 04:29:00 11 0h 4m 2h 16m 3/8 02:09:00 16.76 ✔
Rick Swenson 43 3/8 04:38:00 15 3/8 04:40:00 15 0h 2m 2h 22m 3/8 02:16:00 16.06 ✔
Paul Gebhardt 16 3/8 06:09:00 12 3/8 06:10:00 12 0h 1m 2h 29m 3/8 03:40:00 15.30 ✔
Sonny King 24 3/8 06:51:00 15 3/8 06:56:00 15 0h 5m 2h 27m 3/8 04:24:00 15.51 ✔
Jerry Riley 10 3/8 07:10:00 13 3/8 07:13:00 13 0h 3m 2h 13m 3/8 04:57:00 17.14 ✔
DeeDee Jonrowe 42 3/8 07:15:00 12 3/8 07:17:00 12 0h 2m 2h 46m 3/8 04:29:00 13.73 ✔
Vern Halter 25 3/8 08:24:00 14 3/8 08:35:00 13 0h 11m 2h 29m 3/8 05:55:00 15.30 ✔
Ramy Brooks 3 3/8 08:44:00 9 3/8 08:45:00 9 0h 1m 2h 38m 3/8 06:06:00 14.43 ✔
Ramey Smyth 11 3/8 09:01:00 11 3/8 09:05:00 11 0h 4m 2h 40m 3/8 06:21:00 14.25 ✔
Aaron Burmeister 18 3/8 09:10:00 12 3/8 09:20:00 11 0h 10m 2h 41m 3/8 06:29:00 14.16 ✔
Jon Little 21 3/8 09:59:00 13 3/8 10:02:00 13 0h 3m 2h 33m 3/8 07:26:00 14.90 ✔
Bill Cotter 28 3/8 09:45:00 11 3/8 10:08:00 11 0h 23m 2h 40m 3/8 07:05:00 14.25 ✔
Dan Govoni 7 3/8 11:05:00 15 3/8 11:11:00 15 0h 6m 2h 26m 3/8 08:39:00 15.62 ✔
Charlie Boulding 33 3/8 07:45:00 12 3/8 11:35:00 11 3h 50m 2h 42m 3/8 05:03:00 14.07 ✔
Hans Gatt 27 3/8 07:26:00 12 3/8 11:41:00 12 4h 15m 2h 31m 3/8 04:55:00 15.10 ✔
Jim Lanier 20 3/8 11:47:00 10 3/8 11:56:00 10 0h 9m 2h 34m 3/8 09:13:00 14.81 ✔
Ed Iten 58 3/8 08:43:00 11 3/8 12:56:00 10 4h 13m 2h 46m 3/8 05:57:00 13.73 ✔
Tim Osmar 60 3/8 09:00:00 13 3/8 12:57:00 12 3h 57m 2h 47m 3/8 06:13:00 13.65 ✔
John Barron 32 3/8 13:34:00 11 3/8 13:36:00 11 0h 2m 2h 48m 3/8 10:46:00 13.57 ✔
Gwen Holdman 22 3/8 10:58:00 11 3/8 15:15:00 10 4h 17m 3h 2m 3/8 07:56:00 12.53 ✔
Andy Moderow 23 3/8 15:43:00 15 3/8 15:54:00 15 0h 11m 2h 26m 3/8 13:17:00 15.62 ✔
Juan Alcina 30 3/8 16:37:00 11 3/8 16:40:00 11 0h 3m 3h 3m 3/8 13:34:00 12.46 ✔
Thomas Tetz 49 3/8 11:31:00 12 3/8 16:46:00 11 5h 15m 2h 45m 3/8 08:46:00 13.82 ✔
Nils Hahn 66 3/8 12:08:00 14 3/8 16:47:00 14 4h 39m 2h 31m 3/8 09:37:00 15.10 ✔
Sonny Lindner 69 3/8 11:10:00 13 3/8 17:12:00 13 6h 2m 2h 32m 3/8 08:38:00 15.00 ✔
Mike Williams, Sr. 36 3/8 17:08:00 14 3/8 17:35:00 14 0h 27m 2h 50m 3/8 14:18:00 13.41 ✔
Robert Bundtzen 26 3/8 18:17:00 15 3/8 18:23:00 15 0h 6m 2h 40m 3/8 15:37:00 14.25 ✔
Jessie Royer 12 3/8 16:08:00 3/8 19:57:00 12 3h 49m 2h 39m 3/8 13:29:00 14.34 ✔
Jerome Longo 51 3/8 17:03:00 13 3/8 20:02:00 12 2h 59m 2h 44m 3/8 14:19:00 13.90 ✔
Dan Seavey 35 3/8 17:57:00 14 3/8 20:22:00 14 2h 25m 2h 24m 3/8 15:33:00 15.83 ✔
Cindy Gallea 41 3/8 21:16:00 13 3/8 21:43:00 12 0h 27m 2h 42m 3/8 18:34:00 14.07 ✔
Ray Redington Jr 5 3/8 20:04:00 11 3/9 01:15:00 11 5h 11m 2h 43m 3/8 17:21:00 13.99 ✔
Russell Lane 55 3/8 20:06:00 11 3/9 01:16:00 11 5h 10m 2h 45m 3/8 17:21:00 13.82 ✔
Raymie Redington 14 3/8 20:05:00 12 3/9 01:17:00 10 5h 12m 2h 44m 3/8 17:21:00 13.90 ✔
Bruce Moroney 59 3/9 01:54:00 16 3/9 02:16:00 14 0h 22m 2h 55m 3/8 22:59:00 13.03 ✔
Lance Mackey 64 3/9 02:08:00 11 3/9 02:21:00 10 0h 13m 2h 28m 3/8 23:40:00 15.41 ✔
Aliy Zirkle 62 3/9 02:07:00 9 3/9 02:25:00 9 0h 18m 7h 24m 3/8 18:43:00 5.14 ✔
Ron Koczaja 47 3/8 22:45:00 14 3/9 04:11:00 13 5h 26m 2h 42m 3/8 20:03:00 14.07 ✔
Wayne Curtis 29 3/9 01:18:00 10 3/9 04:43:00 10 3h 25m 3h 25m 3/8 21:53:00 11.12 ✔
Peryll Kyzer 8 3/9 01:42:00 8 3/9 06:35:00 8 4h 53m 3h 37m 3/8 22:05:00 10.51 ✔
Palmer Sagoonick 56 3/9 07:35:00 11 3/9 07:44:00 11 0h 9m 3h 11m 3/9 04:24:00 11.94 ✔
Morton Fonseca 67 3/9 03:19:00 14 3/9 07:45:00 13 4h 26m 2h 30m 3/9 00:49:00 15.20 ✔
Bob Chlupach 52 3/9 08:41:00 13 3/9 08:49:00 13 0h 8m 2h 33m 3/9 06:08:00 14.90 ✔
Wally Robinson 45 3/9 09:22:00 16 3/9 09:34:00 15 0h 12m 2h 15m 3/9 07:07:00 16.89 ✔
Buck Church 54 3/9 14:11:00 13 3/9 14:18:00 12 0h 7m 2h 52m 3/9 11:19:00 13.26 ✔
Roy Monk 65 3/9 09:42:00 13 3/9 14:28:00 12 4h 46m 2h 43m 3/9 06:59:00 13.99 ✔
Pedro Curuchet 68 3/9 15:37:00 12 3/9 15:44:00 12 0h 7m 2h 55m 3/9 12:42:00 13.03 ✔
Beth Manning 48 3/9 12:21:00 15 3/9 18:15:00 14 5h 54m 3h 6m 3/9 09:15:00 12.26 ✔
Danny Seavey 13 3/9 12:01:00 14 3/9 19:55:00 7h 54m 2h 26m 3/9 09:35:00 15.62 ✔
Karen Ramstead 40 3/9 16:57:00 15 3/9 23:22:00 15 6h 25m 3h 29m 3/9 13:28:00 10.91 ✔
Dave Tresino 53 3/9 13:58:00 16 3/9 23:25:00 16 9h 27m 3h 35m 3/9 10:23:00 10.60 ✔
Jason Halseth 19 3/9 17:16:00 9 3/9 23:41:00 9 6h 25m 3h 21m 3/9 13:55:00 11.34 ✔
Clint Warnke 57 3/9 15:07:00 14 3/9 23:46:00 12 8h 39m 2h 25m 3/9 12:42:00 15.72 ✔