Tok, Alaska 5:05 am (AKST) Temperature 9 Degrees
Sunrise: 8:46 am Sunset: 4:46 pm (a full 8 hours of daylight today!)
Elevation: 1635 Feet
Population: 1355 (2022)
Best place for a burger, beer, and a slice of pie: Fast Eddy’s MP 1313

By the time I checked the Yukon Quest leaderboard at 5:05 (AKST) this morning, Jeff Deeter had won the race with three other mushers coming in a few hours later (Shelley, Eklund, Bacon). For more details, here’s a story from KUAC’s Robyne & Shelby Herbert.

Deeter wins 2025 Yukon Quest 550 | KUAC.org

Meanwhile Keaton Loebrich (Bib #3) and Joey Sabin (Bib #8) were both in Chicken taking the required six-hour break before hitting the trail again.

At 2:55 pm (AKST) Keaton was at mile 519.5. Less than 40 miles to go!

Wishing Keaton and his dogs a smooth run into Tok. Hope you make it in time for dinner at Fast Eddy’s–they close at nine!

Here’s the link to Keaton’s Star Gazers Racing Facebook page.