Last night a bunch of us attended the Yukon Quest Finisher’s Banquet and Prizegiving in Fairbanks.
The evening was full of fun as we heard stories and thank yous from each musher. We heard so many great stories of the hospitality of not only the checkpoints, but the remote stops such as Scroggie Creek, Stepping Stone, Slaven’s Roadhouse, Forty Mile and Trout Creek cabin.
We heard tales of Eagle Summit and Rosebud, of fifty below and jumble ice, of camaraderie and sportsmanship on the trail and most of all, of phenomenal dogs. For every musher it all came back to their dogs.
For his second place finish Allen won this beautiful knife from Alaska Rod’s.
Congratulations to all the Special Award winners – you can find a list here!
That is beautiful!!
Very nice prize!!! Wish I could have been there! Love you ALL!!!
Very nice banquet and great company. glad I was there. all your videos you have posted over the years are now so much more meaningful having been there in person! Thanks to the entire team at SP kennel.
Padee Santa Rosa CA or maybe not if I cant fly out soon..
Allen must have a nice collection of knives by now…that one is a beaut! So much must happen over 1000 miles of trail, it's got to be fun to relive the experience with each other! Another Yukon Quest for the history books…well done Teams!
Nice score!
Ditto – a work of art!
What a beautiful knife, Allen. Would love to hear the stories from YQ. Yes it does come down to the dog teams. They mean a lot to each musher. Thanks for the post.