Yukon Quest 2012
2012 Yukon Quest champion Hugh Neff addresses the crowd Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at the High Country Inn in Whitehorse. Neff, who spent a decade trying to win the Quest, said "My life is a book, a really weird book," about winning his first Quest. Suzanna Caldwell/News-Miner
2012 Yukon Quest champion Hugh Neff addresses the crowd Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at the High Country Inn in Whitehorse. Neff, who spent a decade trying to win the Quest, said "My life is a book, a really weird book," about winning his first Quest. Suzanna Caldwell/News-Miner
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YQ2012—Whitehorse
Kristy Berington was moved to tears after receiving the Veterinarian s Choice award in Whitehorse Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at the Yukon Quest finisher s banquet. Head Veterinarian Kathleen McGill said Berington was best at taking advice from the vets and applying that knowledge to her team. Suzanna Caldwell/News-Miner
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YQ2012—Finish
Brent Sass gives his dog a kiss at the Whitehorse, Yukon, finish chute Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Sass, 32, of Eureka, Alaska, finished the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in fifth place. Suzanna Caldwell/News-Miner
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YQ2012—Braeburn
Trent Herbst booties his dogs before taking off from Braeburn Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, along the Klondike Highway. Herbst, 41, of Big Lake, Alaska, left the last checkpoint before the finish in Whitehorse in 12th place. Suzanna Caldwell/News-Miner
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YQ2012—Carmacks
Hugh Neff enters the Carmacks, Yukon, checkpoint in first place on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. The Tok musher followed Fairbanks musher Allen Moore out of the previous checkpoint in Pelly Crossing early Sunday morning. He arrived minutes ahead of Moore at Carmacks. Suzanna Caldwell/News-Miner
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YQ2012—Pelly
Officials, fans and handlers wait for the first mushers to arrive at the Pelly Crossing checkpoint early Sunday morning, Feb. 12, 2012. Allen Moore was the first musher to arrive at 3:09 a.m., followed by Hugh Neff 18 minutes later. Suzanna Caldwell/News-Miner
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YQ2012—Dawson
Madonna, a dog running in Kyla Durham s team gets a stretch in Dawson City before hitting the trail for Pelly Crossing Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Madonna, a Quest veteran who competed with musher Brent Sass, is one of Durham s main leaders. Suzanna Caldwell/News-Miner
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YQ2012—Eagle
Rookie Gus Guenther crests a hill coming off the Yukon River into Eagle during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Suzanna Caldwell/News-Miner
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YQ2012—Circle
Nikolay Ettyne of Russia drives his team up the Yukon River after leaving the Circle checkpoint Tuesday morning, Feb. 7, 2012, during the Yukon Quest. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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YQ2012—Central
Brent Sass of Eureka looks for space to hang his wet gear after arriving at Mile 101 checkpoint early Sunday morning, Feb. 5, 2012, during the Yukon Quest. Muhsers incountered stretches of overflow between Two Rivers and Mile 101. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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YQ2012—Start
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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YQ2012—Mushers
Bib #1. Allen Moore, 54, of Two Rivers, Alaska. Veteran
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YQ2012 - Prerace
Members of Hugh Neff s race team rest as snow falls Friday morning, Feb. 3, 2012, along Farmers Loop. With the new snow and warming weather in the Fairbanks area, trail conditions could change rapidly. “We hope not too much,” Race Marshal Hans Oettli said. “Out (on the trail) it is still much cooler than here, so we might be lucky.” Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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Yukon Quest Stories
Better late than never: Paige Drobny wins Yukon Quest sportsmanship award
FAIRBANKS — Normally the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race awards its sportsmanship award at the finish banquet at the end of the race. It’s one of a handful of awards that are given out at b...
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Fairbanks assembly funds Eielson study, says no to Yukon Quest grant
FAIRBANKS — In a night that focused on the principles of spending taxpayer money, the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly approved a $98,580 grant to respond to the Eielson Air Force Base F-16 re...
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Juanita, one of Hugh Neff s nine dogs Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, that completed the whole 2012 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race taking first place. Juanita is one of Neff s main leaders and led the team into Whitehorse in first place Tuesday morning. Suzanna Caldwell/News-Miner
Meet the winning Yukon Quest team
WHITEHORSE, Yukon — Mushers get a lot of credit for winning sled dog races, but ask any of them and they’ll tell you the true credit goes to the dogs. “For me, I get so much more out of seeing my ...
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Bib #24. Michael Telpin, 47, of Chukotka, Russia. Rookie
Russian musher claims red lantern in 2012 Yukon Quest
FAIRBANKS - Michael Telpin crossed the finish line of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race Sunday evening and picked up one of dog mushing’s well-known honors — the red lantern. Telpin, of ...
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    02.16.12 - 12:11 am
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    by Suzanna Caldwell / scaldwell@newsminer.com
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    by Suzanna Caldwell / scaldwell@newsminer.com
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    02.11.12 - 12:01 am
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    02.10.12 - 08:35 am
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