It’s a cold one on the Yukon this Morning! Temperatures from Ruby to Unalakleet and then on up to Nome are in the -30 degree range. It’s dead calm in Ruby and Galena, but then around the horn on into Nulato and Kaltag, the wind is just barely blowing at 5 mph, but the windchill is a nippy -47 degrees. Fortunately the wind will be at their backs as Pete and his team head south towards Nulato and Kaltag. The temps should rise during the day with the amount of sun that is predicted.
I goofed up my Military time last nite for those who tuned in late. Pete was into Ruby at 10:05pm and could have left at 6:05am after his last mandatory rest before White Mountain, where everyone has to take an 8 hour.
We have some folks lined up to meet Pete in Galena and hopefully get us some shots and a word or two. I’m pretty excited over that!!
GPS Tracker still shows Pete in Ruby.
Fellow Mushers, Mike Williams, Jr. and Quinn Iten are also doing a tremendous job. Mike Jr. is also in Ruby and was a few hours in front of Pete into Ruby and Quinn pulled in a couple hours after. The “Bush Boys” Kaiser, Williams, and Iten are all still in Ruby, but should be leaving shortly.
The next section of the trail should fit Pete’s gameplan nicely. Each checkpoint is about 6 hours from the last. So we may see him run to a checkpoint and rest and run to the next and rest. The other mushers are also using this strategy in this section of the race. With such a strategy, we should see Pete into Galena and then into Nulato this evening.
The trail from Ruby to Galena is a main snowmachine trail between the two villages, so it will be just like running the K300 for Pete and his team.
Ruby to Galena Trail
Galena This Morning
