At almost midnight in New York and 8pm in Alaska. Only one person on the trail and that's
MARY HELWIG.  She is out of WHITE MOUNTAIN on her way to SAFETY and then NOME--maybe 4-5 hours. Have to rerun that tomorrow. She will be the red lantern winner, signifying the last musher to come in.
All in all, 14 mushers and dogs scratched. Sad for all of them. Maybe next year.
When KIM FRANKLIN, from England, came into NOME (second to last) she was teary eyed.
She said it was so overwhelming and wonderful. Her lead dog is 10 years old--quite old for these dogs but said he did a great job and made it to NOME.