Target Iditarod Teacher on the Trail^™ Unk and Louie

by Jane Blaile

This morning I went to the Bering Strait School District and participated in their student broadcast team videoconferencing with schools across the nation. It was a lot of fun. Afterwards, I slipped out and met the principal at the elementary school. They were very gracious and allowed me to use the school wireless to upload messages and pictures.

I hung around the checkpoint awhile and chatted with William Kleedhen, Ed Stielstra, and Louis Nelson, Sr. It was a joy to hear him talk about his run, about past runs, and about meeting old friends along the trail. One of his sons has had to scratch, but another one is behind him. Ed Stielstra says he is having lots of fun, which is what it is all about.

We hopped into the plane and flew off to Shaktoolik to see what was going on.

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