ID: Red Team out of Unk

Aliy and the Red Team have left Unalakleet at 10.59pm having spent just under five hours resting. Dallas Seavey, Aaron Burmeister and Mitch Seavey left the checkpoint in front of them. Sebastian reported the trail was windy leaving Unk but "the further away we got from Unk, the calmer the conditions were" so they will be pleased to get out of the wind!

From Donald Bowers Jnr's notes "The first 25 miles cross a mix of woods, taiga, open areas, and exposed ridge tops; the last 12 miles are completely in the open on the barren coastline. The trail leaves Unalakleet northbound and runs just in from the beach, turning inland after five miles to pass behind rocky 850-foot-high Blueberry Point. It comes almost back to the shore at the fishing camp of Egavik before climbing up the Blueberry Hills, reaching the thousand-foot summit at the 18-mile point. At the top the trail turns west and makes a three-mile drop back to the beach, then follows a slough and the dune line northwestward for the last 12 miles out to Shaktoolik."

The Blueberry Hills is one of Aliy's favorite parts of the trail and there are a couple of "Aliy Cams" from the area in 2013 and 2012.





Terrie Hanke wrote a great piece about Aliy in Unk with a very cute story about a young girl and a Starburst candy. Read it here.

Drop Dog Update: We see she has dropped one of her team mates but at this stage we don't know who it is. It could be some time before we get that information so we appreciate your patience and we'll let you know as soon as we know.