Yentna Checkpoint Ahead

The trail that Pete is on right now is on the Yentna River. He is approaching the Yentna Checkpoint, approximately 40 miles from the Starting Line. The fastest time from Willow to Yentna so far has been 3:20 by Jim Lanier. Yentna is the white dot on the picture below. Pete is #67

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Pete Kaiser is on his way to Nome!

Current Position

Pete's Current Position

Pete Kaiser is on his way to Nome. He left just after 4pm today in front of a crowd of spectators in Willow, AK. He is starting at the end of the pack, so he has a bit of a trench to follow as the trail gets a bit scraped out as the 66 previous teams have gone before him. Temperatures have cooled some, so that will be a plus. It was a bit too warm for the last few days. Apparently the trail past Rainy Pass in the Puntilla Lake area is pretty deep snow. Trail crews are working on it presently.

Pete’s team looked real good and were raring to go! A video will be posted shortly.

Were you there in Person?? Send us the photos in person to photos@kaiserracing.com

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Tillie’s Start Photos

Just got an eMail from Tillie, Pete’s sister who was at the exciting start this morning. She sent us a few photos to play with as well as this great report:

The idita-rider’s name was Gail, she was from Canada and we don’t know anything else about her, might possibly be on the iditarod website. These photos were taken on 4th and F street downtown before the ceremonial start. Pete is in great spirits and still seems pretty relaxed. He said he feels good and feels like everything is going smoothly so far. He said this part feels easy compared to all the get ready for the race. Tomorrow we will be going to watch the “real start” in Willow, which begins at 2 pm. He has to be at the Willow starting area by 11am tomorrow and probably wont start until about 4 pm since he is bib number 67. Pete and my Dad explained that the 8 mile ceremonial run through Anchorage to the Campell Creek area was quite the experience. They said there were people yelling and screaming from point A to point P, people yelling his name and cheering him on, high fives etc. When they came to Campbell Creek he and my Dad (Who was riding the second sled) had handfuls of cookies, candy, hotdogs etc. from all the fans! They really enjoyed it and Gail the Idita-rider did too. Tonight, he, my dad and the dogs are staying at Doug Dorland’s house which is in Palmer, so they will head out from there in the morning.

Janet, Tillie, Pete, and Ron Kaiser

Pete, Boyuk Ryan, and Andy Angstman

Photo at the Mushers Banquet on Thursday Evening.

Pete and his Iditarider

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Photographers and Cub Reporters NEEDED!!!

Spoke with Grant Fairbanks today. He’s headed to McGrath to meet and greet Pete at the Checkpoint. He is taking a camera and will be sending a report from McGrath. If you know anyone along the trail that can stop and say hi to Pete and get a photo and a bit of news– We can use it!

Send them my way at photos@kaiserracing.com or tundratech@gmail.com! Thanks for supporting the effort!!

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