March 16, 2005
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Quick update:
The Iditarod is won but not over. As of latest update, about 3 PM
our time, seven men had finished: Sorlie, Iten, Seavey (Mitch, of
course), Andersen, Brooks, Baker and Lance Mackey. The next three
mushers out of Safety are women: Jessie Royer, Dee Dee Jonrowe
and Aliy Zirkle. Following them out of Safety was Martin
Buser. Martin is down to six dogs, and so was Sorlie at the
finish.
Harmony Barron has passed her father-in-law John and is now in 30th
place, right behind her husband Jason. Guess who is bringing up
the rear. Paul and Rachael checked into Eagle Island four days
after Robert Sorlie did. Sorlie’s run to Eagle Island from the
restart in Willow took him 6 days, and it has taken Ellering and
Scdoris ten days to travel that same distance. If they can
maintain that pace, they’ll get to Nome in about a week.
Comments (5)
I see Sorlie with his 2 lead dogs Sox and Blue has reached Nome now. When I read This Cold Heaven recently I really got a sense of how hard life in the Arctic is for sled dogs. It’s not just some cute idea in our minds – it’s a harsh life for them and the people who live there.
I see the blind girl just scratched. I guess now her “handler” can do his own thing
I haven’t been paying attention.
Every now and then when we have a bad snow storm .Some people are going down the road with their dogs and slay. Mine you, there isn’t any cars on the road. They look like they are haveing alot of fun.
a WEEK! We wait all afternoon for the stragglers in the Boston Marathon. People might get tired aftrer a week, no? Anyway, entrancing account. I love it.