The first Team out of the 2015 Starting Line wore Team Kaiser colors today and so did the last. Ron and his Team left first in the Bogus Creek 150, while Pete and his Team left last in the Kuskowim 300.
This reporter has been covering the Kuskokwim 300 since 1995 or so when I started the website for the Committee. In all of those years, I think this was the nicest weather, at least for the fans, that I can remember. It was warm and calm with an air of excitement and festival that don’t come all too often here on the banks of the mighty Kuskokwim River.
There is is much to share, but let’s start with the important. Ron and his Team were Bib number 1 for the 2015 Bogus Creek 150. Team Kaiser started the weekend of mushing by leaving the chute on time at 5pm Alaska time.
I spend quite a bit of time with Ron supporting Pete and the Team and I’ll have to say that he was pretty happy and excited today. The Team, as usual, was beautiful as they left on the Trail for Bogus Creek, almost 75 miles away. There are 6 teams competing in the Race that pays out many more positions. The effect is that all teams will have a Prize waiting at the Finish Line. See More about Bogus Prizes HERE.
Mushing Weather for tonight:
KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING...BETHEL 337 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FROM BETHEL EAST... .TONIGHT...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW. FROM BETHEL EAST...LIGHT RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING BECOMING SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE TENTH...MAINLY EAST OF BETHEL. LOWS 5 TO 15 ABOVE. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH EXCEPT NORTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ALONG THE COAST. .SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. EARLY HIGHS 15 TO 20 DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
There will be more to share, but let’s start with the Bogus Creek 150 Starting Line Photos:
