Nome finish line

[Happy2BeHere]

Lol. I almost forgot about bike guy!

[Heidi]

Go Jason!!! He MUST finish!!!

EDIT: I guess he had already finished when I posted this. (I couldn't get into Iditarod Live at the time.) Yay Jason!

[dilli]

Too much live cam fun while waiting for Jason

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OMG .. there go the trailbreakers flying down the street !!!!!!!!!!!
Must be heading for beer 30 at the Breakers Bar

[mira]

Mats into Nome!

[fladogfan]

Someone is in the chute when I turned in on. Going by race standings it could be Noah Burmeister.
And they're gone.

[fladogfan]

WOW another siren sounding.
Chute looking cold and empty, a couple of people walking outside of the chute.

Edit: time 3:05am a few folks in chute, quiet talking, some outside of chute too.

OK checking race standings again (only a few minutes since first check) now Noah, Cody and Ketil Reitan are listed as already in Nome.

So next up is MARTIN!!! He was last out of Safety.

3:08am, now lots of people there (did I hear Aliy's voice?) or someone sounding very much like her

A bunch of folks getting pic taken in front of Arch.

3:11 I see lights at end of street...false alarm, just a car turning

3:12 cheering "Hello Nome", announcer talking about Martin as he comes down Front ST. more cheering

3:15am crosses line think with 9 dogs. I counted wrong, left Safety with 11.
Martin got something out of sled, goes to dogs, kneels, takes the bib off, he had small bowls (small squares) and each dog gets one, friends helping hand them out to dogs, he's up. I've lost him in the crowd. Shoulda left that bib on Martin. 4 people standing behind sled, everyone else around dogs. Dogs wearing orange coats. Martin back to sled, checking stuff, laughing heard, maybe from Martin, at least 3-4 dozen people in the chute,

3:27, the official welcome!!

I'm glad to see so many people out at this early hour to welcome him. Dogs barking to go and they are gone, 2 people riding on sled runners. Man, when a sled heads to the dog yard they don't waste time leaving the chute!

3:30 am and then the chute is empty. And all is quiet.

[mira]

Noah, Cody and Ketil Reitan into Nome. I guess it was Ketil you sighted fladogfan.

Martin Buser is two miles out..

[mira]

...and in..

Fun to watch in the chute.. the dogs seems to be playing around, he feeds them with the bowls.. A decent crowd, considered time of day (or should I say night)...

[fladogfan]

Noah, Cody and Ketil Reitan into Nome. I guess it was Ketil you sighted fladogfan.

Martin Buser is two miles out..

Yes mira, see my edited version. Wish I had known you were watching with me but now I know

[mira]

Nathan in!

The other Nicolas, Varnier, is almost in, just three miles or so from the finish. Seth has also passed Safety.

Karin and Allen is on the beach before Safety