While Ryne was making her way out of Alaska and into the Yukon territory, the handlers were making a mad dash just over 900 miles by truck to Dawson City, Yukon Territory to set up a cozy camp for the team’s 36 hour mandatory lay over. At this half way stop, the handlers finally get to help the team while the vets also do a thorough check of the dogs. Ryne will have the option of spending one night in a hotel complete with a shower and cozy bed!

From the Yukon Quest Facebook post:

Before Eagle: When asked about the trail on the river, Allen Moore said "it's hard to tell where to go, the trail has been blown over. So you see a marker, you can kind of guess where the trail was. If you don't guess right, you fall through" into the deep snow of the wind drift.

Ryne Olson's team arrived into Eagle at 03:53 with wagging tails!

It's partly cloudy and about 12 degrees F (-11C) with a light breeze here in Eagle. Beautiful weather for being in a checkpoint! Our amazing volunteers are willing to stand out in -50 degrees F (-45C) with a smile, but +12 degrees F is definitely more relaxing.

Ryne Olson is the 6th team out of Eagle! She hit the trail at 1:50pm with a team of 11 after dropping a dog. Once mushers leave Eagle, it's 18 miles to the top of American Summit. Current trail conditions are "windy and snowy over the top of American Summit. Some sidehill but reasonable snow cover (as of noon on 2/4/20 - Tuesday)". However, Canadian Ranger trailbreaker John Mitchell always says "the only thing constant about the trail is change.”

Setting up camp: