Rainy Pass

Hi all; yesterday was a day not to repeat.....Zoya had a very good run into Finger Lk. from Skwentna---her time was around that of the leaders. Arriving there, she was experiencing the headaches and nausea she had earlier on the Tustumena 200. She sat there for hours trying to get by this. I was able to talk with her on the phone and she said the dogs were doing well and were very lively. Mambo had a shoulder cramp that she didn't feel she could get by so she dropped her. A couple of other dogs had minor dings, but all were easily cared for. She finally felt able to leave Finger just before midnight and was into Rainy Pass, (Puntilla Lk), at 2:50 am.
Fast run; to be expected with that much rest. Evidently the Happy River Steps were no big deal given her time. Reports from the trail said they were very good. She told me on the phone from Finger Lk. that when she was able to go, that she would likely rest 4 hours in Rainy Pass before heading down the Dalzell to Rohn. Here is hoping that she is feeling better and has a good run to that checkpoint.
It is raining in Wasilla and also in Rainy Pass---hence the name.....
later, john