by elsietee » Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:02 pm
Martin in Nik:
Sprinkling the ashes of Art jr. - one of the judges on ID. Good friend, good dog man, good Alaskan.
Says at this very spot a few years ago, a lone dog came trotting down the trail. Everyone was in uproar, and Art said "settle down" and went and got the dog. Then everyone was all "what are you going to do?!?" And Art said "I bet the next musher will be happy to see that dog". And sure enough, a few minutes later, Warren Palfrey came mushing in "you guys seen a dog?". Of course, he's here. No fuss, no muss.
Volunteered, ran the race, was a race judge, a neighbour of Martin's, ...He's saving some ashes for White Mountain, another of his favorite spots.
Matt Hall:
[Rainy Pass] was the most fun I've had on a sled in years. It was technical, it wasn't just like the steps where you can hold your breath and it's over. It was a half hour straight of "alright! here we go!". Last run into here was pretty slow, but I had a blast. I wish the whole race was like that. There were even a couple of spots where I was kind of nervous - some of those drops. I wouldn't want to be Team #60 down it, that's for sure.
Bruce Lee says "someone" (wasn't going to say who) is planning on going on to ID to do their 24. Heister says they were lucky to get in to Tak before the weather dropped in.
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elsietee AT ponyhill DOT org
Repotted english person in the Sierra foothills, CA
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