Category Archives: Nikolai to Ruby

It’s going to be a cold one!!

UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
516 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.
LOWS 10 TO 20 BELOW. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. HIGHS 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

Pete is officially into Nikolai at 7:48pm this evening with 15 dogs. He dropped one at Rainy Pass.

Next up – McGrath!

Pete has been working for Knik on the boats with Took Laraux. I am not sure, but bet that he knows McGrath pretty well.

Grant Fairbanks and his crew are awaiting him in McGrath and will be sending photos our way.

The run to McGrath is 54 miles. The first musher in this year, Jeff King, made it in 5 hours and 21 minutes. After a break in Nikolai, we should expect Pete into McGrath in the early morning. Strategies come into play here and we’ll see where he decides to take his mandatory 24 hour layover.

The tracker shows Pete near Iten and Williams Jr. in Nikolai (Bush boys sticking together??)

Don’t forget to check the Cams page which has a live McGrath webcam.

McGrath Checkpoint

McGrath

McGrath

Editor’s Note- All of the Checkpoint photos are garnered from around the web from various sources and are NOT from this years race. They are intended to give the viewer a feel for what Pete will see as he encounters various parts of the trail.– Thanks JW