After a very busy and exciting morning, it’s kind of quiet around the dog tent now. All 13 dogs are gone from their boxes, leaving only remnants of a dog team behind–flat sleeping straw, bits of uneaten food, and the smell of Algyval hanging in the air. Apparently the warm … Read More
The dogs have finished their third “Thanksgiving” dinner–turkey and Eagle kibble–and are now laying around on their “couches” napping. They have been eating very well. It seems their favorite is the turkey snacks. The only small glitch is we have to look around for a few more bags to keep … Read More
Allen just arrived in Dawson in 1st place! He and the dogs will now get a well deserved and needed 36 hour rest. He arrived at 12:34 PST ( 11:34 AST) . More to come from Dawson!
Allen is racing down the Yukon River towards Dawson City and is currently in the lead. He is running about 10 miles ahead of Hugh Neff and it looks like Lance Mackey is still resting at 40 Mile. There is still 35 miles to go for the Black Team to … Read More
Allen is resting on the trail on his way towards Dawson. He is still running in 3rd place. Lance and Hugh are resting a bit further down the trail. Luckily Hugh’s tracker is working again. They are expected into Dawson this evening. Here are some pictures of Allen and the … Read More
As expected, Allen arrived in Eagle with the front of the pack. He arrived at 2:40 pm AST about 30 minutes behind Lance Mackey and Hugh Neff. There is a mandatory 4 hour rest stop at the Eagle Checkpoint and Allen stayed just 5 minutes passed that time. Both Lance … Read More
The views of the Yukon River in Dawson City were spectacular today. A view up river – towards Dawson – the “water” on the Yukon River has been put there purposely by the “ice bridge” maintenance crew. They pumped river water out of a hole in the ice and on … Read More
