MARCH 10, 2017

DAY 4 OF THE IDITAROD

At 4PM Alaska time the top mushers into HUSLIA:
MITCH SEAVEY
NICOLAS PETIT
JESSIE ROYER
MICHELLE PHILLIPS
RALPH JOHANNESSEN (quite a name)
JASON MACKEY

DALLAS SEAVEY IS 12th . He has taken his 24 hour layover
ALIY ZIRKLE is on her way to HUSLIA after taking her 24 hour rest
DEEDEE JONROWE is in 45th position
MARTIN BUSER IS IN 24th place after taking his 24 hour
ELLEN HALVERSEN is now in last place and still in RUBY (10 others in RUBY)
          It took ELLEN 34 hours from TANANA to RUBY a distance of 119 miles--most of
          the others take 8-9 hours.
On a sad note: SETH BARNES dog, Deacon, died just outside of GALENA. Don't know anymore.

Few temperatures:                                               Mileage:
RUBY 25 degrees                                                    RUBY - GALENA   50 miles
GALENA 25 degrees                                               GALENA - HUSLIA   82 miles
HUSLIA 23      "                                                       HUSLIA - KOYUKUK   86 miles
KOYUKUK 25                    
NULATO  24
KALTAG    26
UNALAKLEET  24                   Getting warmer!!!
                 
MITCH SEAVEY receiving the Dorothy Page Award for the FIRST TO HUSLIA-1/2 way point

 hey, whose the athletic here--I can get tired too

JESSIE ROYER'S dog under a doggie tent for warmth

HUGH NEFF talking about his program * check below* in HUSLIA

Front row seat to watch the BIG DOGS go by