Josh Cadzow,22, of Fort Yukon, Alaska, drops down off of Eagle Summit on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. At 3,685 feet, Eagle Summit is the second tallest of the four summits mushers must cross in the 1,000 mile race from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Whitehorse, Yukon. — Sam Harrel/News-Miner
Josh Cadzow,22, of Fort Yukon, Alaska, drops down off of Eagle Summit on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. At 3,685 feet, Eagle Summit is the second tallest of the four summits mushers must cross in the 1,000 mile race from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Whitehorse, Yukon. — Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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Sven Haltman doesn’t rest, wins Yukon Quest 300
CIRCLE — Sven Haltman can finally sleep. If he wants to. The Energizer Bunny of a man won the Yukon Quest 300 at 7:42 p.m. Monday with an ever-pushing, dozing-be-darned style. The 32-year-old Fa...
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