Tough Night Ahead

This night will be brutal for both dog and man. Either Pete is stopped, or the darn GPS tracker is offline on his sled (Again). Leading teams have been averaging about 10 hours for this leg. The gal that left Ophir right after Pete, Judy Currier, is about 15 miles from Cripple, so I would expect Pete to be close to her. The next leg this evening, after a break at the Cripple Checkpoint is 65 miles into Ruby. Cripple marks the Halfway point in the race.

From the Iditarod Trail Description:

This is now the longest leg of the entire race on either the northern or southern routes. The new distance is approximately 105 miles for the 2000 race. It will probably not run less than the posted mileage and will seem to take forever. It will now be necessary for most teams to camp for several hours along this leg. The trail generally runs along the Innoko River, crossing it three times. It then runs northeast away from the river, crosses the North Fork of the Innoko, and then runs along ridges on the east side of Poorman Creek. The terrain is mostly wooded with some open stretches in the river valleys. Expect 12 to 18 hours for this run. The trail has some rolling hills in the section between the North Fork of the Innoko and the Poorman airstrip.

LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS
INCLUDING…GALENA…NULATO…HUSLIA…KALTAG…RUBY…KOYUKUK
843 PM AKST THU MAR 11 2010
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS 15 TO 30 BELOW. LIGHT
WINDS.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS ZERO TO 10 BELOW. LIGHT WINDS.

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