The Story of Three

ADN calls them the “Three Musketeers.” Although it sounds pretty cool, the Musketeers were, “All for one and one for all,” and this is not the case at all with these boys. Each of them would take whatever opportunity to take an advantage over the other if offered.

Pete has been traveling with Jake Berkowitz since before Cripple and along the Yukon they picked up Ray Redington Jr. All three mushers have led their little group and as they head into Unalakleet, Redington holds the lead. Pete led them down from Galena to Nulato, and it was a toss up from there.

The deal is for these guys, less traveling together, and more of the old phrase, “Keep your friends close, and your competitors closer.” These three teams have the fastest teams in the race right now and are steadily moving forward on the front pack. An Insider video of Aaron Burmeister in Unalakleet had him mentioning that the second pack was the one he was feeling pressure from. That second pack is our group of three.

The race is far from over and the real story will be when this small pack of three decides to make a real move for the front. Of course it will be dependent on how THEY look coming into Unalakleet.

In any case from here on out I am going to refer to this little group as the Pack of Three, because make no mistake, each of these guys can win it with the right combination of luck and performance.

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2 Responses to The Story of Three

  1. Zachary Pehler says:

    My second grade friends from Holmen Wi. picked you as our musher, we are making a slide show about you and your race. it looks like you have a good pack to be running with. Best of luck on the rest of the way to NOME !!!!!

  2. Lucy Bayles says:

    Go Pete! Reading every report about you & your strong & hardy team of dogs!
    Cheering you on from the Tetons in Wyoming!