Trail Update

Casey, Jill and Petr left Elim yesterday morning around 8:30am, following the final 11 Iditarod dog teams. Trails were soft as they climbed into the foothills around Mount Kwiniuk, also known as Little McKinley. The three encountered strong winds and white-out conditions as they circumnavigated the mountain.

Once around Little McKinley, they took on a series of hills with more soft trails and blowing snow, which relegated the athletes to pushing their bikes for most of the day. The trio were eventually able to ride their bicycles again as they descended from the hills and rode across the bay, arriving in the Village of Golovin around 8:30pm. They were tired but in good spirits upon their arrival and rested for the evening in the village.

The three athletes left Golovin around 7:30am this morning and are following an overland route to White Mountain to avoid flooding and unstable ice conditions in the lagoon between Golovin and White Mountain.

The push around Little McKinley