February 6, 2010 -- Zack Steer and his team took the turn down the embankment and into the Two Rivers checkpoint after four hours and 11 minutes on the trail. He arrived with one dog in the basket, but quickly added her back to the line. Then it was over to the dog yard for some rest, as he laid out the straw and some food for the dogs.

Abbie West followed closely behind and also parked her team for a rest alongside Steer. While he may have started 11th, Lance Mackey picked up some pace and was the third musher to arrive in Two Rivers. He joined the others, resting his team in the dog yard.

Katie Davis was the fourth musher to reach the checkpoint and also felt it was time to take a break. Veteran Brent Sass did pick up a half bale of straw, but left almost as quickly as he arrived. He was the first musher to breeze through Two Rivers with all 14 dogs on the trail.

With minutes between them, Sam Deltour and Normand Casavant checked in – both led their dogs to the yard for a rest and some nourishment. Hans Gatt hustled to refill his dog cooler and grab gear from his drop bag and then was on his way out of the checkpoint.

Dave Dalton followed closely behind, stopping only to pick up supplies and then move his team out on to the trail again. Beside him in the staging area, the tenth musher to arrive, Gerry Willomitzer also reloaded his sled with gear and hit the trail soon after.

Bart De Marie and Cindy Barrand arrived at the same time, with Kelley Griffin close behind. All three chose to park, which filled the existing dog lot. The Army National Guard began to pack down new parking areas and moved tape barriers to allow for a larger resting place.

Sonny Lindner was the next musher to check in, but after taking mere minutes to grab supplies, he was back out on the trail. Next were Pierre-Antoine Hertier and Jocelyne LeBlanc – both decided to stick around for a rest.

The quickest turnaround at Two Rivers was Hugh Neff. His check in was a blink-and-you’d-miss-him moment, as he didn’t even stop for supplies before he was back out on the trail.

Just behind Neff was Jennifer Raffaeli, who took a spot in the dog yard as the 18th musher to come through the checkpoint. Josh Cadzow was minutes behind and while he took a moment to grab supplies and chat with the media, he promptly led his team back out on their mission.

Mike Ellis had a similar plan – as the 20th musher to arrive, he refueled with supplies and was back out there in nearly five minutes flat. Terry Williams, Dries Jacobs and Peter Fleck checked in with minutes separating them. All three mushers joined the crowd in the dog yard just after 5:00 p.m. as the sun was setting.

Finally, after much speculation, Ken Anderson arrived at the Two Rivers checkpoint just after 7:00 p.m. and was back out on the trail minutes later.