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
Althought Allen’s Spot Tracker has not updated since 4 am this morning, we know he left Slaven’s with all 13 dogs and is making his way to Eagle. It is just over 100 miles from the Slaven’s Dog Drop to the last Alaskan checkpoint, Eagle. There are no official Quest … Read More
Allen arrived at Slaven’s Dog Drop at 5:10 AST and is currently resting there. He made it to the dog drop in third position behind Brent Sass and Hugh Neff. There is now a large group of Mushers camping there. The temperatures on the trail are still unseasonably warm, quite … Read More
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. … Read More
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 … Read More
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Quick update. Allen drew lucky number 1 tonight after Aliy introduced him and the other 2012 YQ mushers at the Quest Starting Banquet. More to come.
