I figured the first thing y’all want to know is who we have with us in the truck. Aliy left Ernie with Wendy in Carmacks. He hadn’t been eating very well in the first two checkpoints and therefore simply didn’t have enough fuel to continue. He has been happily eating … Read More
BLACK TEAM UPDATE It’s always thrilling to see two dog teams come into a checkpoint at the same time. This afternoon we saw Allen and our athletes appear loping along the in-trail followed hot on his heels by Ed Hopkins and his team. Both dog teams looked great and had … Read More
The Black Team handler crew are in Carmacks now and we’ve managed to get some sleep on the gymnasium floor. It’s cold here, when we pulled in around 3am it was -25 degrees F – great mushing weather but “brrrrrrr” for handlers. Our drive last night was accompanied by a … Read More
Allen led out with Kodiak and Commando, in swing was Junior and Dutch followed by Izzy and Mismo, Spark and Amber, Nomex and Rodney, Daisy and Champ, with Chipper and Felix in wheel. “We race the Yukon Quest because it truly tests our skills as survivalists, racers, athletes and most … Read More
Aliy and her 12 team mates are on the trail towards Braeburn. Here are a few pictures from this afternoon. On the trail! Aliy with Violet and Tinder, Woody gets his skates on Wendy and Outlaw discuss today’s events; the all important GPS tracker Thanks to all the volunteers and … Read More
The Black Team is on the trail! As always, the start line logistics were very well organised. It’s no easy thing to get 21 dog teams to the start line! Wendy was riding the tag sled with Allen’s “Quest Guest” Ruth Bathea and they travelled 1.5 miles of the trail … Read More
Allen will take the following 14 athletes with him on the Yukon Quest 1000 later this morning: Kodiak, Dutch, Junior, Mismo, Izzy, Felix, Chipper, Champ, Commando, Amber, Nomex, Spark, Rodney and Daisy. Amber and Nomex, two of the seven YQ1000 rookies Izzy is the only dog on the team that … Read More
It was all about the Yukon Quest 300 today. Aliy and her 12 YQ300 team mates will head off wearing bib 6 on Saturday afternoon. They will leave the chute at 3.15pm. Note: YQ bibs start at 51 This morning we took the athletes to their vet checks where they … Read More
Congrats to Michelle who is a fan of DAISY. Daisy has taken on an overachiever role since she was ‘cut’ from Iditarod 2016. It’s almost like she wants to prove that she’s got super talent and isn’t gonna back down until we acknowledge that fact. She has been running in … Read More
Allen and the Black Team will be starting down the trail wearing bib number 8! They will take off from the chute at 11.21am Yukon time. Bib #8 sponsored by Moose Creek Lodge; Dog ID tags for our athletes This evening was the sold out Start and Draw Banquet in … Read More
