March 18, 2001

Hi

Karen should be leaving White Mountain momentarily after her mandatory 8 hour rest stop. Weather at the moment is -7 F and forecast is for pretty decent weather. Wind is NW at 9 mph, skies are fair humidity 65% and visibility unlimited.

If Karen continues her practice she won't be pushing the dogs very hard even with such a short distance to go. It's hard to estimate her time into Nome but there is a live camera at the finish line.

http://www.iditarod.com/nomecam.html

(Update provided by a fellow Sibernet member).

Ann