Don’t forget to “Spring Ahead” as they steal an hour from your life by eliminating 2AM Sunday morning.

This really screws up the time keeping on the Iditarod, and makes the cats less than happy.

Warm weather and rain are not good for sled dogs. They have over-heating from the high temperature, and foot problems from wet paws. That is what is happening on the trail along the Yukon River. In addition there are concerns about the delivery of supplies to Eagle Island, that have led teams to load up with extra food at Anvik. The weather system that brought the warm temperatures and rain has also been preventing flights into the remote region.

The Yukon River is the transportation system for the region. When it’s liquid, things move by boat; when it’s frozen things move by sled; when it is in transition, things don’t move.

Update: Michael Suprenant (33) has scratched at Iditarod. He turned around and came back because the 12 puppies still in harness weren’t having fun anymore. It is a long way to Shageluk from Iditarod and the puppies weren’t into Singing in the Rain.

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7 Joar Leifseth Ulson (32)^R
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