Okay, these are the times when I wish I could be in Laura's head and not just mess with it on a regular basis. As far as I can gather Laura has been at the Rohn checkpoint since yesterday at 1:26pm western time. Now, there are many reasons why she may be taking a longer rest here I just don't know for sure. I'll give you some of my best guesses and that will have to suffice for now. When Laura leaves Rohn she will have 75 miles of the toughest Iditarod trail between her and the next checkpoint (Nikolai). The first 20 miles of that are notoriously the worst. The terrain causes a natural wind tunnel with winds gusting 40 mpr on average. The trail is a combination of bare gravel and softball size rocks, open water river crossings and extremely icy spots. The terrain has steep climbs and drop offs, both on ice. This is only the first 20 miles out of Rohn. The next 15 miles will be a little easier although still no cake walk. She'll hit some treed hills for awhile before breaking out into the Farewell Burn area ( a million and a half acres burned in 1978 ) which is desolate and without trees. After that, if weather conditions permit, Laura will have some long, flat, straightaways to speed through. If the wind picks up on those staightaways then it will be hard to keep the dogs going staight forward and Laura will have to get off the sled and lead the team for the remainder of this leg. Most mushers take 10-15 hrs for this leg of the race. Laura knows that this is ahead of her and will want to make sure her dogs are well rested before tackling the trail. She will also want quite a few hours of light to navigate safely through. If she decided to stay overnight which it seems she has then she may have decided to take her mandatory 24 hr rest here. All mushers are required a 24hr and an 8hr rest at two checkpoints during the race. This will play into race strategy as the race progresses. A competeitor may get a substantial lead but if they have not taken their 24 and 8 then it may be difficult or even impossible to maintain that leadif rested mushers are within a 24hr range of the leader. Weather is still giving Laura grief. It is going to be 36 degrees today at Rohn and the two following checkpoints. This is really warm for the dogs which will mean lots of breaks and water stops. The stormcenter is also calling for snow/rain in the area. Rain can go beyond uncomfortable to downright dangerous on the trail. The dogs fare well but as the musher gets wet then windchill and unstable temps pose a life threatening danger. A wet mushers core temp can drop very quickly and the signs of hypothermia are hard to detect if you are not walking or talking. Laura has an advantage in this area being a native to the Emerald state (Washington). She is used  to a lot of rain and is pretty adept at dealing with wet conditions. As you can see, today will be a tough day for my sister but I am being honest with you when I say I've never know someone as strong as my sister. I'll be praying for her wisdom and safety but I seen her in action too long to worry. I'll give you more info as I get it. Until then count your blessings, your not there, she is.