Shageluk to Kaltag (Yukon River)

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Re: Shageluk to Kaltag (Yukon River)

Postby klmobile » Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:14 pm

Nic has left grayling completing his mando 8 on the Yukon. He's 9 miles back of Joar.
There are 10 mushers within 25 miles of each other near Grayling.
It's a tight one up the yukon!
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Re: Shageluk to Kaltag (Yukon River)

Postby mira » Sat Mar 09, 2019 5:13 am

Joar first to Eagle Island, he used 20 minutes more than Nicolas. But look at Peters time, he used almost one hour less than Joar and he hasn't taken his mandatory 8 either, Nicolas team were fresh off 8 and Peter used half an hour less.
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Re: Shageluk to Kaltag (Yukon River)

Postby Moose » Sat Mar 09, 2019 6:52 am

With the great iditabuds.com team on the trail, who needs Insider? Heaps of appreciation to everyone commenting and updating the tale of the trail! <SMOOCH> :D
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Re: Shageluk to Kaltag (Yukon River)

Postby flowerpower » Sat Mar 09, 2019 7:15 am

Nic is gone on past Eagle by about 12 miles, where currently Joar , Peter Kaiser and Mitch are hanging out. Joar has been there almost 4 hours, Pete 3.5, and looks like Mitch just came in. Diehl is about 8 miles out, Aliy and Jesse are right together, with Ryan Reddington hot on their heels. Then about 15 miles back to Failor, Holmes and Drobny, then Burmiester and Hall together.

Note-Kaiser, Zirkle and Burmesiter have not completed their 8s.
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Re: Shageluk to Kaltag (Yukon River)

Postby flowerpower » Sat Mar 09, 2019 7:29 am

Mitch in Grayling- "right now there are a few teams who are a little further in front of me then I wished". :D
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Re: Shageluk to Kaltag (Yukon River)

Postby mira » Sat Mar 09, 2019 7:44 am

flowerpower wrote:Mitch in Grayling- "right now there are a few teams who are a little further in front of me then I wished". :D


Haha :lol:
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Re: Shageluk to Kaltag (Yukon River)

Postby txbennett » Sat Mar 09, 2019 9:14 am

like Moose said smooches to the Insider-subscribing-Iditabuds who inform us outsider Iditabuds regarding tracker information

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Re: Shageluk to Kaltag (Yukon River)

Postby flowerpower » Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:31 am

What the heck just happened? Pete Kaiser flew up the river last night, passing Girdwood 2 Nome Nick Petit and gaining almost an hour on Joar Leifseth Ulsom in the process. In typical confusing #iditarod2019 fashion, we still don't know what it means though.

Joar stopped to rest in Eagle Island, Pete hasn't taken his 8 hour mandatory yet - so he's actually several hours behind - and the Nick went right through the checkpoint. Further complicating the issue, Jessie Royer camped BEFORE the checkpoint, presumably to go through EI and camp again before Kaltag, Alaska.

What we do know is that this is no longer a 2 team race. All 4 of them could win, and Mitch is hanging out there in 5th. Since the standing sheet isn't updated, here the run times for the missing teams: Mitch 6:58, Richie Diehl and Aliy Zirkle both 7:23.

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Re: Shageluk to Kaltag (Yukon River)

Postby flowerpower » Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:36 am

Ya'll have probably seen this one, but dang, it's making me hungry! And speaking of blueberries....
Nicolas Petit (bib #20), of Girdwood, Alaska, is the first musher to arrive at the Anvik Checkpoint to earn the Lakefront Anchorage First Musher to the Yukon Award. Petit checked into Anvik at 04:23 with 14 dogs in harness. This is the third successive year that Petit has claimed the Lakefront Anchorage Award.

The award consists of a five-course meal prepared by the Lakefront Anchorage executive chef Roberto Sidro. Petit and a guest will enjoy:

Bison chili topped with cheddar cheese, served with parmesan crostini;
Roasted beets served with caramelized macadamia nuts and goat cheese on artisan lettuce, topped with a champagne vinaigrette;
Seared jumbo scallops with a saffron sauce, topped with blueberry chutney;
Surf-and-turf style main dish of seared beef tenderloin with a whiskey sauce paired with jumbo Alaska spotted shrimp in a champagne sauce, accompanied by a potato pancake and sautéed broccolini;
A pan-fried, cinnamon banana served with vanilla ice cream and warm brandy caramel sauce.
Petit also receives an “After Dinner Mint” of $3,500 in crisp one-dollar bills along with a bottle of Dom Perignon. Andrew Adlesperger, food and beverage director a The Lakefront Anchorage, and chef Sidro will serve the “mint” on a commemorative Alaska gold Pan.

In 2017 Nicolas lead all mushers into the Village of Tanana. This was his first of a trio of Lakefront Anchorage awards for Petit and perhaps many more will follow. Chef Sidro had his two-burner Coleman stove ready and prepared a five-course meal for Petit and a guest. There was much jovial conversation in the checkpoint as villagers and volunteers observed while Petit and his guest, a village elder, enjoyed the meal. I was fortunate to be in Tanana for the festive event. In 2018, like today the meal will be served up in Anvik.

Earlier in this race, Nicolas earned the Spirit of Iditarod Award presented to the first team into McGrath. Nicolas received a beaver hat and a pair of beaver mittens.
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Re: Shageluk to Kaltag (Yukon River)

Postby mira » Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:48 am

This is close.

Right now, Peter, Nicolas, Joar and Jessie are within one mile for each other :o

Nicolas is resting on trail and the others are passing him now. It looks like Peter is breaking trail, but Joars tracker hasn't updated in fiftheen minutes so I'm not sure. Jessie is right behind.

..just checked the tracker once more, Nicolas is on the move as well.
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