by elsietee » Mon Mar 14, 2022 5:17 pm
Jessie Homes 7th into Koyuk - and 4th leaving Koyuk, chasing Dan Kaduce out of there, after only 2 hours 50 mins rest (Dan got 3/5 hours rest):
"Run across the Sound was really good hard, fast trail. Thinks it was the fastest he's ever made it across there. One year it took 9.5 hours, this year 4 hours 40 mins. Just goes to show what the trail conditions can do to the run times.
It was pretty nasty blowing snow last night in Shak, so the three of us who were in the top 5 - Aaron B, Richie and me - talked to a local guy that came by and said it was blowing 40-50 mph out there and it was about zero degrees and those temps can be rough on dogs. Looking at it in hindsight, the trail was good enough that it probably would have been OK,... I should at least have left earlier this morning, but that's ID - you make small mistakes and it can cost you a lot of hours, you're tired, so it's hard to make the right decisions.
Teams doing good - unfortunately had to drop both his main leaders, the most important key dogs, which is kind of sad, but it's also given me the opportunity to work with some of the younger guys and I'm really impressed seeing what they're doing up there in lead, without the guidance of hard mentorship of the best dogs in the kennel.
This team is healthy, they've been eating well, they're rested - it's time to get there as quickly as I possibly can.
Likes to visit with all the people along the trail and stays up talking to them.
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elsietee AT ponyhill DOT org
Repotted english person in the Sierra foothills, CA
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