Website & tracker still has Aliy in Sourdough. It is wrong. She should be in Meier's Lake soon.
News from the Trail
We caught up with Ray & Ryne on the trail at Sourdough. Aliy had already left, looking great and Allen is out now. His feet were very wet, not a good thing. His boots never dried at Wolverine, after going through copious amounts of overflow between Tolsona and Wolverine. He had spare boots in Sourdough. Both Aliy and Allen have completed all of there required rest and will only rest now if the dogs need it. Aliy should be in Meiers Lake between 12:30 and 1 pm AST. Dropped dog are Skittles & Butterscotch off of Allen's team and Moonpie & Waylon off of Aliy's team. Bridgett had another rough run to Wolverine. So much overflow. She changed sleds there. More soon.
Into the Dead Zone
The mushers entered the “Dead Zone” last night. Always very hard to get information to and from the area, including to the Copper Basin Website. We are heading up there soon and will get you more information as soon as possible. No word yet on dropped dogs.
Copper Basin 300 2011 Day 2
Aliy Out of Wolverine
Aliy is out of Wolverine with 10 dogs. Will let you know as soon as I hear which dog was dropped from her team as well as the dog Allen dropped in Tolsona. Aliy reported that the trail from Tolsona had extreme overflow, up to 3 feet in places. As of this, Bridgett and Allen are still making their way to Wolverine. I’m sure we will hear some stories.
Bridgett left Tolsona with a broken brush bow on her sled. She hit a stump on the trail from Glennallen. She didn’t have the equipment to repair the sled in Tolsona so is limping it to Wolverine where she should be able to get it repaired.
Aliy Back on Trail
Aliy is back on trail. She is heading towards Wolverine. She had to drop Moonpie. Nothing serious, but slightly injured. Aliy seemed happy & upbeat after her rest. Video later.
Bridgett Leaving Glennallen
Bridgett is hooked up and making her way to the line to get back on the trail. Her 8 hour mandatory stop is completed. She will be heading to Tolsona next, though she is not planning to stop there. Her dogs spent a beautiful day laying in the sun on straw and are ready to go.
Aliy’s Dogs Resting Well
Aliy & her dogs are resting well in Tolsona. I have het out time as 4:53 AST. Temperatures are holding at about 15 below, perfect dog running temps.