Hi Boys and Girls, Did you remember about Daylight Savings time? Clocks should have been set ahead 1 hour last night. Don’t worry, all of the teams overall times have been adjusted for the time change. What a Saturday it was on the trail. Jeff and Aliy are back on the trail after being attacked outside of Nulato by a snowmobiler. You can read more about this on the Iditarod.com webpage. The leaders continue to change places. This is a very tight and exciting race. PHOTO OF THE DAY: A dog being checked out by a Veterinarian in McGrath DATE: March 13, 2016 TIME: 3:11 TOP 5 MUSHERS: 1. Brent Sass out of Unalakleet 2. Dallas Seavey out of Unalakleet 3. Aliy Zirkle out of Unalakleet 4. Wade Marrs out of Kaltag 5. Mitch Seavey out of Kaltag 16 more teams have left Kaltag on their way to Unalakleet. I’ve heard Unalakleet has the best pizza ever! I wonder how many teams will stop for pizza before continuing down the trail! RED LANTERN MUSHER: Ellen Halveson in Cripple TOP ROOKIE: Geir Idar Hjelvik is in 29th place and is currently on the trail between Nulato and Kaltag SCRATCHED: Scott Janssen scratched in Cripple due to concern for the health of his team Rick Casillo scratched in Ruby in the best interest of his team Ryan Redington scratched in Ruby due to his limited number of lead dogs AWARDS: Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award given to Mitch Seavey for being the first musher into Kaltag. Mitch will receive a certificate for 25 pounds of fresh-caught, Bristol Bay Salmon and a check for $2000. Congratulations Mitch. Wells Fargo Gold Coast Award presented to Brent Sass for being the first musher to reach Unalakleet. The award includes a gold cup trophy and $3500 in gold nuggets. I’m hoping for a lazy Sunday. I’m still exploring my new yard, greeting my new neighbors with beautiful howls, and eating some special treats. Oh, and I’ll be watching the teams headed for Nome. Have a great day everyone! Happy trails, Gypsy