Well I have not disappeared in some icy gully along the trail..... , at least only temporarily. Made it White Mountain about 11 a.m.  Leaving Koyuk I passed Hans Gatt, Kelly Maixner and Hugh Neff, all traveling well. It was too dark to take pictures. My nice LED light disappeared on the way to Nikolai already, must be sitting in Dalzell Gorge somewhere, so no point of stopping when I passed these guys.
 
Once I got to Elim, there was indeed nothing for us at the checkpoint, the door was…