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Luckily the wind on the river had died down a lot and made running a lot easier. We still hit a lot of sand and rocks which was terribly scratching up my runner plastic.
Like Iditarod, Eagle Island is a dot on the map that only exists during the race. There is no village - not even a cabin. The race officials bring in tents or build a couple of cabins.
I got to Eagle Is. about 5am and it was cold. This was the first checkpoint where I had to say it was cold. I tried to take some pictures with my camera, but it didn't want to work either and the quality of the pics shows it.
I tried to get rest in one of the two igloo-cabins and was happy to leave again. Hopefully it would warm up a little bit.
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Eagle Island it was so cold my camera didn't want to work
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The run up to Kaltag was without any challenges. The trail and snow conditions had improved, it was a nice day and the winds had died down.
I arrived into Kaltag a little after 8pm and was happy to learn that my distance to Sigrid had stayed the same. I was worried she would gain on me.
I was planning on running the next 90 miles to Unalakleet without a rest. I new there was a cabin about half way where I could stop in case I needed to, but if my team moved well I would just keep on going.
I left Kaltag at 4:30 am and had a really good run. I absolutely loved the country I was running in and my team was moving happier and faster. I think they were glad to get off the river.
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Yukon River Kaltag lays just ahead of me
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