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Seavey Reaches Takotna First, Declares 24-Hour Layover

Sign reading “Iditarod 2018: Welcome to Takotna.”

Mitch Seavey arrived first to Takotna checkpoint in a light snow Tuesday night. Seavey was in a good mood and unusually talkative as he declared his 24 hour rest. He frequently uses Takotna for his 24, and parked his team in a preferred spot tucked just behind the community center.

Weather, Slow Trail Prompts Some Iditarod Mushers to “24” in McGrath

Aerial landscape of the Nikolai checkpoint.

With continued snowfall making the trail soft and slow, some Iditarod mushers elected to take their 24 hour layovers at McGrath in the hopes that the trail would improve during their mandatory day’s rest. The long rest can be an opportunity for teams to “regroup,” as Ryan Redington described.