We all expected Martin Buser to not stop in Galena after coming fresh of his 8 hour layover. But instead he declared that he is pulling over for a bit. He has no apparent problems, and is in his normal cheerful mood. After the big flood here in Galena the dog yard is a bit rearranged by Mother Nature. In this case in a good way, one of the tight turns has been flooded away. Martin expecting ” the usual ” gee’d his dog team into the old dog lot, just to realize , wrong place…. He skillfully turned the team around on command and parallel parked to Aliy Zirkle’s Team. Martin was cold, he did not waste much time, and is moving quickly to warm up. I do not think he will stay long here, with so many hard chasers out of Ruby already.

Surprisingly, I did take Martin with 6hrs and 9 minutes longer to get here than it did Aliy who yet has to take her 8 hr layover. Small things like the wrong runner plastic for the unexpected cold temperatures can make the difference.

Here are some pictures, enjoy!