By now I hope some of you have been following the progress of this year's Yukon Quest. It has been a very interesting one. The temperatures have been very warm in Alaska for this time of year. At our cabin in Two Rivers the temperature has been between 0 and 25 degrees. The snow is about 3 1/2 feet deep. Wonderful conditions for cross country skiing, which my wife and I do every day.
For the sled dog teams its a different story! It's very warm for them and the snow is very soft to pull the sleds through.
My wife and I have signed up as a Yukon Quest race volunteers at the Angel Creek checkpoint on Wednesday morning. Angel Creek is about 100 miles from the finish and about 30 miles from our cabin in Two Rivers. There is an 8 hour mandatory layover there before they start their final run for the finish in Fairbanks. I will try to get plenty pictures for the students.
My favorite mushers Bill Kleedehn and Dave Dalton are still in the running for a top finish. Bill Kleedehn has had some tough luck-- one of his best dogs stepped in an ice hole and hurt his foot. Dave Dalton fell asleep on his sled and hit his head on a tree branch, so he's had a tough go of it as well.
For the sled dog teams its a different story! It's very warm for them and the snow is very soft to pull the sleds through.
My wife and I have signed up as a Yukon Quest race volunteers at the Angel Creek checkpoint on Wednesday morning. Angel Creek is about 100 miles from the finish and about 30 miles from our cabin in Two Rivers. There is an 8 hour mandatory layover there before they start their final run for the finish in Fairbanks. I will try to get plenty pictures for the students.My favorite mushers Bill Kleedehn and Dave Dalton are still in the running for a top finish. Bill Kleedehn has had some tough luck-- one of his best dogs stepped in an ice hole and hurt his foot. Dave Dalton fell asleep on his sled and hit his head on a tree branch, so he's had a tough go of it as well.
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