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Originally posted by Corinna
Glacier sorry to hear about Karen having to scratch. 2 of the 7 from Montana did too . We have only one left on the trail Melaine Doug Swinglys wife.
It was the best decision for Karen and her dogs. The trail is in awful shape. Sibes aren't meant to run in temps that warm and who would have thought to pack rain gear on the Iditarod! Karen dropped more dogs this year than ever before. The trail was rough on their shoulders and wrists. She was looking at dropping another one who potentially had pneumonia. She's a great musher and her dogs always come first, so really she had no choice but to scratch.