DAY #3
IDITAROD: TUESDAY MARCH 5, 2024
REPORT: DALLAS SEAVEY'S Birthday was yesterday---a day to remember--also the encounter with the moose. DALLAS and his team are back on the trail minus the one injured dog. His dog had surgery yesterday and is still in critical condition. Hope for the best.
The first of 2024 storms is hitting the trail with snow falling from SKWENTNA to MCGRATH. Temps are ranging from 5-20.
RAINY PSSS is Mile 153 (from WILLOW) is nestled in the Alaska Range on Puntilla Lake, this is the highest elevated checkpoint on the trail.
After leaving RAINY PASS checkpoint there is an instant climb above the tree line into a wide open mountain pass then continues to climb. When it starts to descend it goes towards Denzel Gorge. The Gorge is very tight and often very icy. After the Gorge you are immediately on the Tatina River for 5 miles into the ROHN checkpoint. Usually the River is a glare ice with no snow. There are river rocks, driftwood and sand bars to watch for. And I thought going through Poughkeepsie was tough!!!
Top 6 at 3pm EST: JESSIE HOLMES, MATT HALL, MILLE PORSILD, TRAVIS BEALS,RYAN REDINGTON, DALLAS SEAVEY.
Pictures from RAINY PASS:
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