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Jessie Royer
Jessie Royer
Fairbanks, AK, USA
Bib Number: 3
Final Position: 14
Checkpoint: Nome
Time In: Wed, March 12, 2008 16:00:20
Dogs In: 11
Finishing Time: 10 Days 1 Hours 0 Minutes 20 Seconds
Average Speed: 4.31 MPH

Jessie Royer, 31, was born in Idaho. She grew up on a cattle ranch in Montana where she lived for 21 years. She worked on ranches as a horse wrangler & horse teamster. She says she got her first sled dogs when she was 15. She started learning about dogs from Doug Swingley whom she worked with for a couple of years. She had dogs in Montana seven years before moving to Alaska in the spring on 1998. She now has a kennel north of Fairbanks with 65 dogs. Jessie has extensive mushing experience including having won Montana's Race to the Sky when she was only 17 and she was the winner of the invitational La Grande Odyssee in France in 2005. She says her hobbies are horses, hunting, mounted shooting, drawing, braiding and photography.

Sponsors: Julie Rand & East Bradford Elem 3rd Grade Class, PA; Ray & Deborah Halin, FL; Nancy Ranck/West Fallowfield Christian School, PA; Bruce Morgan, VT; Myrl & Martha Allinder, FL; Rich & MaryLou Weddle, MT; Mr & Mrs James Hoch, FL; Ralph & Gertrude Behans, NJ; Randy & Kay Dugas, MN; Eldon & Bonnie Katt, NE; Guests of the Riverboat Discovery; Spirit of the North Sled Dog Adventures/Jim & Connie Sperry, MT; Ric Peterson, AZ; Bob & Ellie Baker; Edward Bergman, Jr., FL; Keystone Industries/Cy Sanders; Paulette Stone, CA; Donald Ganley, Jr, MA; James C. Wiley, VA; Robert & Marianne Smith, WA; Daryl & Carol Visser, CA; Dennis & Patricia Murphy, PA; Bob & Vivien Herman, ID; Beverly Schillings; Ted & Elaine Cummings; Jim & Sharon Deutschle; Robin Adamson; Robert & Muriel Bell; Donald & Sharon Kellermeyer; Greg McCloskey; Sandy Calkins; Finish Line Physical Therapy / Dr Heini McDonald; Melissa Briggs; Ric Peterson, AZ; Jim & Connie Sperry/Sppirit of the North Sled Dog Adventures, MT; Keystone Industries/Cy & Rosie Sanders; Finnish Line Physical Therapy/Bob & Heini McDonald; Bob & Ellie Baker, CO; Guests of the Riverboat Discovery; Spirit of the North Sled Dog Adventures/Jim & Connie Sperry, MT; Bob & Ellie Baker, CO; Keystone Industries/Cy Sanders; Finnish Line Physical Therapy/Heini & Bill McDonald; Guests of the Riverboat Discovery; Jay Lewis; Phil Diesher; Bob & Vivien Herman, ID; Mrs. Karin Aaronson, GA; Mrs. RandsÂ’ 3rd grade class/East Radford Elementary, PA; Ric Peterson, AZ; Carol & Daryl Visser, CA; David & Janet Conrad, CA; Holly Parrott, SC; Donald Ganley, MA; Thomas & Jean Harhai, PA; William & Mary Atkinson, OR; Karen Sistek, WA; Prentiss Carnell, NY; Sandra Barnes, NM; Fred & Suzanne Reisser, PA; Ray & Francis Parrack, MD;; MD; James C Wiley, VA; Betsey & Mary Zellman, NC; Dennis & Patricia Murphy, PA; Ron Higgins, FL; Mrs. Laverne Swank, TX; & Heini McDonald; Bob & Ellie Baker, CO; Guests of the Riverboat Discovery; Spirit of the North Sled Dog Adventures/Jim & Connie Sperry, MT; Bob & Ellie Baker, CO; Keystone Industries/Cy Sanders; Finnish Line Physical Therapy/Heini & Bill McDonald; Guests of the Riverboat Discovery; Jay Lewis; Phil Diesher; Bob & Vivien Herman, ID; Mrs. Karin Aaronson, GA; Mrs. RandsÂ’ 3rd grade class/East Radford Elementary, PA; Ric Peterson, AZ; Carol & Daryl Visser, CA; David & Janet Conrad, CA; Holly Parrott, SC; Donald Ganley, MA; Thomas & Jean Harhai, PA; William & Mary Atkinson, OR; Karen Sistek, WA; Prentiss Carnell, NY; Sandra Barnes, NM; Fred & Suzanne Reisser, PA; Ray & Francis Parrack, MD; MD; James C Wiley, VA; Betsey & Mary Zellman, NC; Dennis & Patricia Murphy, PA; Ron Higgins, FL; Mrs. Laverne Swank, TX; & Heini McDonald; Bob & Ellie Baker, CO; Guests of the Riverboat Discovery; Bob & Ellie Baker, CO; Bob & Heini McDonald/Finnish Line Physical Therapy; Cy & Rosie Sanders/Keystone Industries; Spirit of the North Sled Dog Adventures/Jim & Connie Sperry, MT;
Musher Printout: Jessie Royer
Checkpoint Distance Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time
Enroute		 Speed
(mph)		 8
Hr		 24
Hr		 Status
Anchorage 0 03/01/2008
10:04:00		 12
Willow 73 03/02/2008
14:02:00		 16
Yentna 115 03/02/2008
17:54:00		 16 03/02/2008
18:02:00		 16 0h 8m 3h 52m 10.86
Skwentna 149 03/03/2008
02:29:00		 16 03/03/2008
02:34:00		 16 0h 5m 8h 27m 4.02
Finger Lake 194 03/03/2008
07:42:00		 16 03/03/2008
07:46:00		 16 0h 4m 5h 8m 8.77
Rainy Pass 224 03/03/2008
17:13:00		 16 03/03/2008
17:17:00		 16 0h 4m 9h 27m 3.17
Rohn 272 03/03/2008
22:18:00		 16 03/04/2008
05:01:00		 15 6h 43m 5h 1m 9.57
Nikolai 347 03/04/2008
13:57:00		 15 03/04/2008
21:20:00		 14 7h 23m 8h 56m 8.40
McGrath 401 03/05/2008
03:57:00		 14 03/05/2008
03:59:00		 14 0h 2m 6h 37m 8.16
Takotna 419 03/05/2008
06:45:00		 14 03/06/2008
09:54:00		 14 27h 9m 2h 46m 6.51
Ophir 444 03/06/2008
12:06:00		 14 03/06/2008
13:34:00		 14 1h 28m 2h 12m 11.36
Cripple 503 03/06/2008
23:12:00		 14 03/07/2008
07:10:00		 14 7h 58m 9h 38m 6.12
Ruby 615 03/07/2008
16:45:00		 14 03/08/2008
00:45:00		 13 8h 0m 9h 35m 11.69
Galena 667 03/08/2008
07:37:00		 13 03/08/2008
12:05:00		 12 4h 28m 6h 52m 7.57
Nulato 719 03/08/2008
19:26:00		 12 03/09/2008
01:24:00		 12 5h 58m 7h 21m 7.07
Kaltag 761 03/09/2008
07:40:00		 12 03/09/2008
11:40:00		 12 4h 0m 5h 16m 7.97
Unalakleet 851 03/10/2008
01:17:00		 12 03/10/2008
06:09:00		 12 4h 52m 13h 37m 6.61
Shaktoolik 893 03/10/2008
12:45:00		 12 03/10/2008
17:22:00		 12 4h 37m 6h 36m 6.36
Koyuk 941 03/11/2008
00:45:00		 12 03/11/2008
06:10:00		 12 5h 25m 7h 23m 6.50
Elim 989 03/11/2008
13:14:00		 12 03/11/2008
15:02:00		 11 1h 48m 7h 4m 6.79
White Mountain 1035 03/11/2008
21:32:00		 11 03/12/2008
05:42:00		 11 8h 10m 6h 30m 7.08
Safety 1090 03/12/2008
12:50:00		 11 03/12/2008
12:54:00		 11 0h 4m 7h 8m 7.71
Nome 1112 03/12/2008
16:00:20		 11 3h 6m 7.10

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