MARCH 8, 2017
DAY 2 OF THE IDITAROD

I believe the computer is fixed so I'm a bit late to report.
As of 7pm OUT OF TANANA:

WADE MARRS---ON TOP
DALLAS SEAVEY
PETE KAISER
MITCH SEAVEY
NICOLAS PETIT

Well ELLEN HALVERSON is now 2nd from the last. She is still in MANLEY HOT SPRINGS.
As an example--the distance from NENANA to TANANA (with MANLEY HOT SPRING in the middle) is 156 miles.
Here are a few CHECKPOINTS COMING UP:
NENANA
MANLEY HOT SPRINGS
TANANA
RUBY
GALENA
HUSLIA
KOYUKUK
NULATO
KALTAG
UNALAKLEET   AND ON AND ON

The first to the Yukon was NICOLAS PETIT winning $3,500 and a new hoodie. He said he could use
the new hoodie as his hoodie is starting to smell bad.

View of the official start in FAIRBANKS

STU NELSON, Head Vet, examines a dog
One of Justin High's  dogs in TANANA--cute or what

MARTIN BUSER running down a slough of the Tanana River on his way to TANANA

JEFF KING past historic Riverboat on frozen Chena River out from FAIRBANKS