Flight to Finger Lake Checkpoint
The pilot was worried the night before about even being able to fly out Monday. Winds were kicking up but once again things worked out and six of us climbed into a Beaver airplane and flew to where mushers are well into the race. 50 mph winds prevented us from getting to Rainy Pass. Better safe than sorry... The veterinarians take very good of the dogs. The mushers take very good care of the dogs! Many dogs have been dropped here. I saw 3 ride into the checkpoint in their sled. One just wasn't acting right the musher told me. The dogs can get dehydrated when running. They can also get sore ankles if they step into a moose track. Hey, guess what? I interviewed a couple veterinarians with the video recorder! Notice the straw used to bed down dogs for a rest. It is amazing though, once it is time for them to go and they get their booties on, they get so excited. They love to run!!!