Page Drobny s leaders tear down the trail at the start of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at Fairbanks, Alaska. Drobny of Fairbanks is running her first Quest. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
Page Drobny's leaders tear down the trail at the start of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at Fairbanks, Alaska. Drobny of Fairbanks is running her first Quest. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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Yukon Quest - Braeburn
Ken Anderson, left, talks with McCabe Creek dog drop manager Jari Kruse, second from left, race veterinarian Dave Moroney, second from right, and veterinarian assistant Patty Imus durng a quick stop Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. — Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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Yukon Quest - Pelly
Lance Mackey leads Hugh Neff up the Pelly River under the Klondike Highway bridge Saturday afternoon, Feb. 13, 2010, during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. The two racers were the first to arrive at the Pelly Crossing, Yukon, checkpoint 250 miles from the finish in Whitehorse, Yukon. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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Yukon Quest - Dawson
Holly Hausein, top, and his partner Kirsten Lorenz construct an ice-block arch on the Yukon River at Dawson City, Yukon, on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. The arch, along the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race trail, represents a gateway to better environmental understanding. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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Yukon Quest Stories
Red Lantern contenders far behind as more Yukon Quest mushers cross finish line
WHITEHORSE, Yukon — Sleep deprivation plagues most mushers, even ones almost at the Whitehorse finish line. Fairbanks rookie Paige Drobny dropped her rookie status coming through the chute, but al...
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    • Yukon Quest - Fortymile
    David Dalton, 52, of Healy, Alaska, crosses American Summit on the Taylor Highway after leaving the Eagle checkpoint Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. At 3,420 feet American Summit is the least of the four summits mushers need to cross in the 1,000 mile race from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Whitehorse, Yukon. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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    Yukon Quest - Eagle
    Sam Harrel/News-Miner Zack Steer, 36, of Sheep Mountain, Alaska, puts ointment on the feet of Tobasco after arriving at the Eagle checkpoint Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Steer arrived in second place five minutes behind Hans Gatt of Whitehorse, Yukon.
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    Yukon Quest - Central/Circle
    Sam Deltour, 25, of Sint-Kruis, Belgium, crosses a slough as he leaves the Circle checkpoint and heads out onto the Yukon River on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Deltour was the fifteenth musher of 24 still in the race to leave the historic Yukon River village. — Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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    Yukon Quest - Mile 101
    Rookie Dries Jacobs, 30, of Jabbeke, Belgium, unpacks his sled again as he gets ready to leave the Mile 101 checkpoint Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Jacobs had packed his sled several times, each time remembering something else he needed to have out. — Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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    Yukon Quest Day 1
    Veteran Lance Mackey, of Fairbanks, Alaska, heads up the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the start of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Mackey a four time champion, is back in the race after taking a year off from the Quest. Twenty four mushers are on the 1,000 mile trail from Fairbanks to Whitehorse, Yukon. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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    2010 Yukon Quest mushers
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    25 years of Yukon Quest history
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    Musher Profiles
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