The Black Team arrived in Central at 23.24 Saturday night. They rested in straw beds and ate kibble and snacks. Allen was able to talk to the SP Kennel Handling crew and even get some shut eye before departing again at 3.40 early Sunday morning. Hugh left only a few … Read More
The Black Team is out of Circle City – they left at 1.27pm with all 11 dogs. They left with Olivia and Quito in lead, Scruggs and Scout in swing followed by Beemer and Nacho, Chica, Puppet and Willie and Biscuit and Waylon in wheel. They trotted happily out of … Read More
At 8:00 AM the Black Team came off of the Yukon River and parked in the Circle Checkpoint. The SP Handler Crew is not there yet. Local Fairbanks dog musher and Yukon Quest veteran, Mike Ellis, was there to greet Allen and parked the team for him. Thanks Mike! Hugh … Read More
Bob, Meghan and Moira headed towards the Circle Checkpoint at 4:45 AM this morning. Road conditions are unknown, so they are prepared to wait in the truck until Alaska D.O.T. opens the road over Eagle Summit. Depending on both Yukon Quest trail and Alaska road conditions, it is unknown who … Read More
Allen and team have pulled into Slaven’s Cabin and it looks like he could be resting there. Next stop will be Circle City. A slight hitch is that the Steese Highway to the Circle and Central Checkpoints is closed at Eagle Summit due to blowing snow and difficult driving conditions. … Read More
If there is one soundbite from Aliy about the YQ300 it is that she “had fun and enjoyed the close competition” with Michelle Phillips. They both know each other well and have a lot of respect for each other. Of course, second place is not ideal and eight seconds is … Read More
Allen and team went in and out of Eagle Checkpoint during the night; they spent five hours resting there before heading to Trout Creek Hospitality Stop. After some rest there they’ll head to Slaven’s Cabin then on to Circle Checkpoint where we will meet up with them again. The handler … Read More
Clyde watching the snow fall You might have noticed the webpage hasn’t had much activity today. That’s because Aliy, Meghan, Ray and Moira are currently on their way back home to the USA. It will take them about 18 hours by road from Dawson City to the kennel. We’ll have … Read More
They’re on their way! The Black team left Dawson City two minutes late at 7.11am this morning. There was a bootie “issue” and the run to Eagle is not the time to be without extra booties for the dogs! Meghan made a mad, but very graceful, dash back up to … Read More
We say farewell to the team at 7.09 this morning and I’ll get pictures / video to you as soon as I can. In the meantime take a look at the Dawson Dog Camp. It took a little over two hours to transform our campsite into a luxury camp with … Read More
