Just in, the trail will not go over the sea ice this year. As mentioned before the wind blew the sea ice away from shore, so it is NOT safe. The village trail moved inland and the locals have been using it much of the late winter. This adds about 5 or 6 miles to the trail....and its a little rough. I recall this happening in the past so it is not that uncommon.
Going over the sea ice can be quite monotonous, and many Mushers will catch some sleep on that portion of the run as long as they have a good lead dog and a safe place to prop themselves up without falling off the sled. This land trail I'm assuming will be a little more interactive, so no snoozing!
I got to go to work today.....I'll post more tonight. I intend to take the day off as the top ten rolls into Nome....which sounds like it may be on Wednesday.
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