SO EXCITING! We are about to leave the kennel to head to the finish line to greet Allen, Mismo, Izzy, Commando, Junior, Spark, Dutch, Kodiak, Amber, Rodney, Champ, Felix and Chipper. We’re so excited to have them cross the line and have seven Quest rookies become veterans and add one … Read More
Firstly, CONGRATULATIONS to Matt Hall and Amanda and the whole crew at Smokin’ Ace Kennel. You have an amazing dog team and you ran a well executed race. We’re very happy for you! Two Rivers really is the “Valley of Champions”. —- Just to ensure the teams experienced the whole … Read More
Allen and his 12 Black Team team mates arrived into Two Rivers checkpoint at 2:04am this morning in third position behind Matt Hall and Hugh Neff. The earliest they can leave on the final leg is 10.04am. He pulled in with Mismo and Izzy in lead, he said Izzy was … Read More
The team left Central checkpoint after about six hours rest, looking enthusiastic. Allen was in a great mood and ready to tackle Eagle Summit with his 12 team mates. The temperatures have turned – gone are the -40Fs and they were more like -10F in the area. The conditions over … Read More
After a long cold night on the creek Allen and the Black Team pulled in to Central at 6.24am. They will rest there for a bit before tackling Eagle Summit. Although the run from Central to Mile 101 Checkpoint is ‘only’ 28 miles there is one large obstacle in the … Read More
They’re off and they look great! After six hours rest in Circle, Allen and all 12 team mates are on the trail to Central. Allen is excited to get back on the trail – the dogs are feeling much, much better and, as you can see from the short video, … Read More
The Black Team arrived into Circle at 9.18am with all 12 dogs that left Dawson. It has been exactly, to the minute, three days since we last saw them! Allen pulled in with Mismo and Dutch in lead. Aliy was really pleased to see him up there as Dutch is … Read More
The Black Team has arrived into Circle City! Phew. Allen and Ed Hopkins travelled the 55-odd miles between Slaven’s Roadhouse to Circle together. It would have been COLD out there on the river and I guess they decided for safety sake they would keep track of each other. There is … Read More
The handler crew is in Circle and enjoying the hospitality of the team up there. The drive was non-eventful but the road a little icy. They were pleased to get there in the daylight. We are, of course, awaiting the Black Team’s arrival into Circle tomorrow morning. We do know … Read More
At the time of writing, Allen and the Black Team are about 30 miles from Slaven’s Roadhouse. They are currently sitting in fourth position behind Matt Hall, Brent Sass, Hugh Neff and with Ed Hopkins hot on their tail. Slaven’s Roadhouse is a two story National Park Service cabin. They … Read More
