“The weather is the boss” is a common saying around here. The weather turned the Yukon Quest on its head today. Wind and snow has made for difficult travel down the Yukon River. Hugh Neff is still out front with a sizable lead, but if my calculations are correct a pack of pursuit mushers are gaining on him. Hugh is breaking trail by himself while his pursuers have joined forces to take turns breaking trail. The group is slowly gaining on him. Too little too late? I don’t know, but will be watching closely. These next 24-48 hours should be very interesting.
Keep following on www.yukonquest.com and click on their Facebook and Youtube links. APRN (Alaska Public Radio Network) and KUAC (Fairbanks Public Radio) are running stories at least daily at www.aprn.org and www.kuac.org. Then of course lots of mushers have their own blogs and Facebook pages. You can find links to those on the musher biography list. Most importantly, keep watching the Spot race tracking. Race dynamics and musher standings are changing by the hour.
Kyle
