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Expedition Schedule 2002 Serum Run 25

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Feb 23

Arrive Nenana

Feb 24

Travel Nenana - Old Minto

Mileage 28/28

Old Church & Cabins

Cut wood for Heat

Outhouse. May have with Residents.

Feb 25

Travel Old Minto - Tolovana Slough

Mileage

35/63

Camping Site will probably in sheltered Slough on left side about 100 yards from center of river

No Services. Lodge approx 1 mile down river.

Feb 26

Travel Tolovana - Manley Hot Springs

Mileage 35/98

Manley Road House

Dinner avail

Breakfast Buffet

Rooms

Bathrooms

Showers

laundry

Hot Springs!

Follow Plowed road into village, Stay at Hot springs. Tie up in park in front of Roadhouse. 

Feb 27

Travel Manley - Tanana

Food Drop

Mileage

57/155

Tanana Community Center

Heated Floor Space

Outhouse

Hot water avail at laundromat 1/2 mile away. Bring quarters for hot water. Cook your own dinner.  Gas machines, next gas 120 miles in Ruby.

Feb 28

Travel Tanana - Folger's Bone Yard Cabin

Mileage 42/197

Very Small Cabin

Plan to Camp out

and cook you own food and melt snow for dog water.

Outhouse

Mar 1

Travel Folger's Cabin - Trapper's Cabin

Mileage 39/255s

Very Small Cabin

Plan to Camp out

Cook your own food and melt snow for dog water.

Outhouse

Mar 2

Travel Trapper's Cabin - Ruby

Food Drop

Mileage 35/290

Ruby Community Center

Heated Floor Space

Outhouse, Cold water avail in center.  

Showers and laundry avail at school which is to far to walk, will take snowmachine ride 

Mar 3

Travel Ruby - Galena

Mileage 50/340

Galena Culinary School Dorms

Dinner

Breakfast

Bathrooms

hot water for dogs in utility room.  Park dogs along fence behind dorm.

Gas Machines, 85 miles  to next gas in Kaltag. Machiners to act as road guards

Mar 4

Travel Galena - Nulato

Mileage 48/388

School

Heated Floor Space

Bathrooms

Showers

Laundry

Microwave

Hot water avail inside boiler room.

Great place to by fur hats up the hill at H&H Enterprises trading post

Mar 5

Travel Nulato - Kaltag

Food Drop

Mileage 36/452

School

Heated Floor Space

Bathrooms

Showers

Laundry

Kitchen

All machiners must group machines at town gas pump and get gas all at one time.  Next gas 95 miles in Unalakleet.

Last day on the Yukon River

Mar 6

Travel Kaltag - Old Woman Cabin

Lunch at Tripod Cabin

To Tripod Cabin

Mileage 28/452

To Old Woman Cabin

Mileage 17/469

Total for Day

45 miles

Very Small Cabin

Plan to Camp out

Outhouse

Narrow trail winding throught trees, could be big moguls.  Mushers leave before machines due to moguls.

 

Mar 7

Travel Old Woman Cabin - Unalakleet

Mileage 45/514

School

Bathrooms

Easy trial to Norton Sound Coast, may encounter winds. 2nd largest village on trail. Two stores, restaurants, commercial air strip.   Gas machines at pumps at far end of town.  Next gas 85 miles in Koyuk.

Mar 8

Travel Unalakleet - Shaktoolik

Food Drop

Mileage 40/554

School

Heated Floor Space

Bathrooms

Steep climb off beach, may have to rope machines.  

Good place to buy wolf fur ruffs for your parka.

Mar 9

Travel Shaktoolik - Koyuk

To Island Pt. Cabin

Mileage  15/269

To Koyuk

Mileage 28/297

Total for Day

43 Miles

School

Heated Space

Bathrooms

Showers

Laundry

Kitchen

Ttrail over Norton Bay,  winds, jagged ice, and leads can open.  Shelter cabin at 15 mile point. 

Mar 10

Travel Koyuk - Elim

Mileage 28/597

School

Heated Floor Space

Bathrooms

Shower

One store

Mar 11

Travel Elim - White Mountain

Food Drop

Mileage 48/645

School

Heated Floor Space

Bathrooms

Showers

Golovin is good lunch stop.  Iditarod leaders may be congregating for layover.

Mar 12

Travel White Mountain - Safety

Mileage 55/746

Roadhouse

Floor Space

Honeybucket toilet.  Sleep among the unheated dinner booths in back.

Bar

nuker food

Iditarod checkers

Road house is just across bridge. 

Mar 13

Travel Safety - Nome

Mileage 22/768

Pending Accommodations

Hot Water for Dogs

Everyone meet 4 miles from Nome at Ft. Davis Roadhouse for group parade into town.  Park dogs at Rec. Center. 

Banquet at Polar Cafe 5-7p.m.

Mar 14

Start shipping dogs and equipment to Anchorage

Mar 15

Continue Shipping

Mar 16

Hopefully all will be home.

Total Mileage: 768 miles

As in 1925, without the support of the people and communities along the trail this Expedition would not be possible.  The Serum Run Organization and team members are grateful for the kindness and hospitality of everyone along the route.

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