March 13, 2016

DALLAS SEAVEY in the lead at SHAKTOOLIK. He only stopped a minute in UNALAKLEET. Hey, that's my other favorite place. Bret and Davida own PEACE ON EARTH--the only restaurant ( pizza place). They have rooms as well. Hank and I stayed there for about 5 or 6 days. It was GREAT. The teams are coming from a long run of about 80 miles so many stop here to regenerate. Not DALLAS. From here its the coastal route--a different ballgame. Wind, running on the sea ice as the wind usually blows the snow off. You have to be ready for this change. Its how you knife through the wind that matters. When you're

Bret and Davida's place in UNALAKLEET. He sends pizza's down to the checkpoint when a musher is just passing thru and needs a "pick me up"

Oh, it can look so desolate--no point of reference

Now that's love!!

on the coast distances can seem limitless. White on white. No traffic lights!!
DALLAS only has 9 dogs but they are strong powerful ones who can get the job done. We'll check back after the live feed from Joe and Danny.