Travis checked out of Ruby at 8:12 this morning with 14 dogs in 21st place. He’s currently at race mile 364, with about 40 miles left to run into GALENA.
He’s traveling, once again, with Ray. Both he and Ray, it seems have a similar schedule in mind: be conservative, lurk just behind the front, then slowly pick off teams towards the second half of the race. It’s been the strategy that has propelled Dallas to the front so many times and it looks like, so far, so good.
Aaron Burmeister, who is currently leading the race, is resting between the checkpoints of GALENA and HUSLIA at race mile 426. Behind him is Dallas Seavey at race mile 419. A whole bunch of other mushers are in Galena or just leaving. Galena is at mile 404.
Several mushers will 24 in GALENA or, if they haven’t, take their 8 hour layover here. While Travis could certainly take a 24 hour layover I EXPECT to see him rest for about 4 hours before trying to make the 82 mile to run to HUSLIA.
There will be some leap frogging here as people stop and declare their 24 or their 8 and I expect Travis will jump up in the standings after leaving Galena.
