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Allen and the Black Team leave Circle

February 6, 2012 by

Allen has left Circle at 8:57 AM with 13 dogs and headed out onto the Yukon River during sunrise. The next official Yukon Quest checkpoint is about 170 miles away. It is the village of Eagle. There is one known cabin open to the mushers along the route: Slavens Cabin. After that he will be camping on the river.

Ryne is up in Circle City along with Bob Hauer. We expect a report from them about the team and musher sometime today. There is no phone service in this part of Alaska, so communications are limited.
Ray Crowe, Wes and Aliy are leaving to drive to Dawson City this evening. The 20 (plus) hour drive will have them at the Dawson City checkpoint 24 hour before Allen arrives. Wendy is headed to Dawson a day later.
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Allen Through Central

February 5, 2012 by

Quito and Chica led the charge into Central with Biscuit and Pud in swing. As you can see by the picture, Chica liked her promotion and leading with her sister.


Allen had a brief stay at Central checkpoint, stopping only to fix a missing bolt on the break of his sled (broken on the descent of Eagle Summit), replace a few booties, grab gear and straw, and then back on the trail.



Allen is planning on camping between Central and Circle, so the dogs will get some quiet rest away from all the hubbub of the checkpoints. With the steepness of Rosebud and Eagle behind them, Allen and the dogs are looking forward to the upcoming runs.

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Allen Through Mile 101

February 5, 2012 by

Allen left Mile 101 at 9:21 this morning after a five hour nine minutes rest with a happy dog team. They’ve been eating great and rested well, especially considering all the action at the checkpoint. True to the Quest, the run from Two Rivers to Mile 101 was no cakewalk.
Allen and the team navigated sloping glaciers of frozen overflow as well as numerous pools of wet overflow. Every musher into Mile 101 had wet clothes and feet. Even with the challenges, the dogs are looking spunky after the first 110 miles. Scooter is the only dog unable to continue due to a shoulder; however, judging by her twirling, screaming, barking behavior upon arrival at the checkpoint, you’d never know. I’ll have more shortly from Central checkpoint.

Here are a few pictures from the Mile 101 checkpoint. The weather couldn’t be better- gorgeous sunrise, warm temps, and no wind.





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Two Rivers Checkpoint and Onwards

February 5, 2012 by

Allen came through Two Rivers checkpoint about 10:15 pm last night. He didn’t stay long, just passed through after camping a bit before the checkpoint. He looked well, and the dogs were rested and ready to run. It was a beautiful night, with a bright moon shining over the hills and mountains. The temperature hovered right around O degrees with a light wind. It was a great night to be out mushing.

He seemed to have a longer run over Rosebud into 101 mile checkpoint. We believe he took his four hour mandatory rest there at 101. His tracker was stopped, and then began moving earlier this morning. We are waiting to confirm his rest, and catch up on his and the dogs’ conditions from Ryne and Bob. There is no cell service in that area, but they are carrying a satellite phone.

According to the tracker map, Allen is just cresting Eagle summit, and headed towards Central Checkpoint. Bob and Ryne will be waiting for him there to supply him with his drop bags and whatever else he will need for his run to Circle. Hopefully, we’ll have some posts and pictures from Ryne this afternoon.
We’ll keep you posted!
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The YUKON QUEST Start

February 5, 2012 by

How thrilling it was to be in downtown Fairbanks today! The streets were lined with people and traffic. It was a balmy 15 degrees below zero this morning, so the people of interior Alaska were happy to be outside enjoy the sunshine. It warmed up more towards the afternoon and literally, thousands of folks, lined the bridges, starting chute and river banks for the 2012 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race start.

It doesn’t get any better than this!

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SP Kennel “Black Team” Roster — Yukon Quest!

February 4, 2012 by

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