ANTICIPATION

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Are you as excited as we are?! Ryne and her amazing 10 athletes (Goblin, Cooke, Dolly, King Louie, Oryx, Wingman, Thresher, Mario, Otis, and Bull) left Braeburn in high spirits this morning for their final push to Whitehorse — the finish line! Approximately 100 miles and word from incoming mushers is this is one of the toughest sections this year with blowing snow, high winds, and constant trail breaking, some sections waist deep. Each musher has said they have had to break trail. We know that our team planned to break the run up into two sections with a camp out in the middle, and so far their times have been good.

We’ve been cheering from near and far:

Elmer & Smoky received extra protein (ham!) from Kalyn this morning to get their congratulatory yelps ready!

Lefty and Uno will be cheering from back home with the rest of the Ryno Kennel pups.

And the wonderful folks at Braeburn made sure Ryne had plenty of carbs and protein to sustain herself for this final push.

Ever cheerful Jezzy has been on high alert, too!

So pull out your bells and whistles to help us cheer Ryne and her amazing athletes across the finish line.

If you have access to Facebook, the “Yukon Quest - Official Site” will be live streaming the finish or you can follow the live tracker on their website:

https://www.yukonquest.com/race-central/current-standings/live-tracking

To help keep you awake for this early arrival, please enjoy some more clips from the trail:


Out of Pelly Crossing

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Though there is some confusion on the Yukon Quest Facebook page, Ryno Kennel headed out of Pelly Crossing just after 11:00 AM, just over 4 hour rest, with 10 super athletes. Elmer’s wrists were a bit sore near Scroggie, so he’s taking a break there and will meet up with the handler crew down the trail!

Torsten Kohnert is booting up now and will be on the trail close behind. Keep an eye on the tracker with us:

https://www.yukonquest.com/race-central/current-standings/live-tracking

GO RYNO TEAM GO!

Traveling Back in Time

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Tonight, the handlers made their way from Dawson City to Pelly Crossing to await Ryne’s team traveling out of the early 1900s. What do we mean by that? It’s currently the year 2020 - as everyone across the globe reminds us - but Ryne and the dogs are traveling back in time. It wasn’t until 1956 that a road was actually built all the way to Dawson City; travel between Pelly Crossing and Dawson City had either been by the Yukon River in the summer and dog sled in the winter. The mushers are truly experiencing what travel was like before modern conveniences.

The team will soon be at Stepping Stone Hospitality Stop, then 36 miles to Pelly Crossing!

THIS WAY TO STEPPING STONE HOSPITALITY STOP!

Leaving Dawson City

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After a wonderful 36 hour rest, the Ryno Kennel Team is back on the Yukon Quest trail. During the rest, while Kalyn took care of our wonderful puppy athletes, Ryne did not budge for one 12 hour period getting much needed rest. But with all cylinders firing this morning, they are excited to get back onto the trail.

This next section, Dawson City to Pelly Crossing, is the longest section between checkpoints on the trail. Plus there is King Solomon’s Dome to tackle. Sleds must contain all the food, supplies, and gear needed with no drop bags available for 210 miles. Go TEAM RYNO!!

One last bit of news I think we failed to post, Smoky was dropped in Eagle due to illness. A bug went through the team with Smoky having the hardest time shaking it; that was why the team stayed extra in Eagle. Ryne had hoped he would shake it quicker, but Smoky ended up being flown out to Dawson and is with the handler team now — feeling great and wishing he was with his buddies on the trail today.

TIME TO WAKE UP!

WARM, DRY COATS