Aliy out of Nickolai

Aliy's out of Nickolai. Just saw her on CH2 TV saying she was a bit bummed by a wrong turn many of them took.... blowing snow/wind blew out the trail markers and they ended up going on the Iron Dog race trail. But she's still in top 5, so looking good. Saw Kaz briefly. Dogs dropped are Skittles and Venus. Venus took some hits on the Burn, I think, her front end .

Mike leaves tonight , so I'll be walking in circles by myself, but meeting Gwen and her sister for breakfast at Gwennie's in the a.m. Quiet around here.... lots of scratches; handlers picking up dogs, etc. One of Allen's dogs is in, but still no word on whether or not Allen is actually sitting in Rainy Pass, and if so, why? Storm?