MARCH 17, 2017    HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY (big parade in NOME)

13 day of the IDITAROD

ROGER LEE scratched in SHAKTOOLIK in the best interest of his team.

5 mushers are now in ELIM
7 Mushers are in White Mountain
4 mushers are in SAFETY

16 total left

Temp in ELIM is 2 degrees
              GOLOVIN is -1 with light snow
              WHITE MOUNTAIN 3
              NOME 4 with snow

The previous mushers were exhaulted about weather conditions especially in WHITE MT.
Felt warmer and no wind. NOW its the opposite--what a difference a day makes!!!

Three Norwegian mushers RETIL REITAN, JOAR LEIFSETH ULSOM and GEIR IDAR HYELVIK

 GEIR with his dogs in NOME

Not sure who this is but what a beautiful photo

 ELIM pop 281 think those are oil tanks in the background