It is 11:00 a.m. Central time and still pitch black in Alaska. It will start to get light in an hour, and we will be on the plane to Nome in a few hours.

We had an interesting flight to Anchorage. Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers and Ruvell Martin were sitting directly behind and ahead of us. They were heading to Fairbanks for a military base event. I had a nice conversation with them and planted a few seeds for the future!

Mackey and King are in the lead with only 160 miles to Nome. There are10 other mushers within striking distance. All the mushers must stop for eight hours at White Mountain before heading to Nome.

The winner will arrive late Tuesday or early Wednesday.

Mitch is in 6^th place with a team of nine little diesel engines powering his sled. He is 23 miles behind the leader.

There are 11 mushers out of the race and 85 still trying to finish. In 2007, there were only 82 mushers who started.

As soon as we arrive in Nome and get settled, we will have an update. The temperature in Nome is below zero, so that is no surprise!  Stay tuned…