GPS shows Pete and the Team stopped in Yentna. They are 42 miles from Willow and 30 miles from Skwentna. Temperatures in the area are all light winds and 18 degrees. As night approaches temperatues will surely fall a bit, but this warm weather will mean a softer trail especially after Skwentna.
This is an early section of the race where times really are meaningless because some teams in the excitement push too hard and pay for it later.
Here’s an aerial photo of Yentna Station in the daylight.
First teams are in and out of Yenta Station. The first musher was Ray Redington at 5:44pm with a time of 3 hours and 44 minutes. This compares very much to last years times, so rumors of a slow trail at least on this section are just that.
Pete and the Team did this stretch of trail last year in 4 hours and a minute.
Pete did say, though, that he expected the trail to be faster to Skwentna due to the amount of snowmachine traffic which would pack the trail down.
Photos are on the way as we speak of the Restart in Willow.
Official Start day is here! Team Kaiser is busily making final preparations for the race. There is still much work to be done. Pete and the team try to rest up a bit as they will be in full race mode until Nome, but prepping for a race is alot of busy work. It is also mentally challenging as Pete will try to put it all into perspective and already is strategizing how to put the race together.
We’ll see you there! Bring your signs and take photos of yourselves! We will also have a load of start line photos and such, so STAY TUNED!!
Thanks for your support! Go Team Kaiser!!
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