The Black Team rested at Circle for nearly five hours and Allen still had 13 team mates with him as he left the checkpoint at 2.31pm. He rested just under one hour more than Brent, who left at 1:34pm. The next leg of the journey is 70 miles mostly along … Read More
At 9.26am this morning, Allen and his 13 team mates pulled in to Circle City checkpoint. They will rest here a while. Brent is only a few minutes behind with Hans and Michelle coming in fast so it is a tight race and still anyone’s. There is still a lot … Read More
Aliy was keen to get the YQ200 dogs out for a stretch out run in Dawson as they had been in the truck for a few days and it was going to be a long drive home. After checking with race officials that it was okay to use the trail, … Read More
Allen and his 13 team mates are currently resting in Slaven’s Cabin. They have been there for about one hour at the time of writing. They will rest a few hours there before embarking on the 60 mile run to Circle. The trail report we received in Dawson said ‘Windblown … Read More
Where are they? What’s happening? Is he over the Summit yet? How far from Eagle are they? That was the handler crew each time we came within town limits and got some internet to check the tracker. Dawson to Two Rivers is a heckava drive but we are back at … Read More
Dog Fan Club Draw time! Today we’ve made a double Yukon Quest themed Dog Fan Club draw. Congrats to our winners: Cindi Perdue who is a fan of Dutch, and Russell and Patti Davis who are fans of Jefe. Thanks so very much for joining the Dog Fan Club and … Read More
Right on time at 12:16am Allen and 13 team mates left for Eagle. They were howling and excited to get moving again. We won’t see them again until Circle City – around 310 miles away! (In the meantime the handler crew will drive 1050 miles.) Safe travels doggies – and Allen. … Read More
It is almost T minus 9 hours. It is very mild here in Dawson, certainly not like the -50F this time last year so it has been much more pleasant for everyone to get proper rest and relaxation. There is not a great deal of interesting activity to report on … Read More
We were so happy to see the team trotting in to Dawson, looking great, at 12:16pm. They are currently in fourth position behind Brent Sass, Michelle Phillips and Hans Gatt. There is less than an hour separating the first four positions. Their exit time will be 12:16am on THURSDAY (edit: … Read More
We are ready! At the time of writing Allen and the Black Team are about 12 miles out. I captured a screen shot of the moment they summited King Solomon’s Dome. Yesterday the advanced crew of Karolyn, Bridgett and Mark arrived in Dawson to set up camp for the team. … Read More
