Allen just left Carmacks with 14 team mates after resting six hours. He is pumped to get back on the trail and to “get this thing done”. This break turned out to be longer than the previous run time which is fairly unheard of at this stage of the race. … Read More
At 5:48pm Allen brought 14 team mates into Carmacks looking fantastic! The run over from McCabe was around 5.5 hours and they will stay here a while to top up the rest they took there. I was able to make good use of the wifi that the Quest Logistics team … Read More
It was lovely to spend so much time at McCabe Creek this morning and enjoy the hospitality from the Kruse family. Around 6.10am the team trotted into McCabe and the dogs did not immediately flop down ready for a rest, they were still milling around watching what Allen was doing, … Read More
We have just seen Allen and 14 team mates pull into Pelly Crossing and go out the other side. The northern lights came out just as he arrived adding to the excitement. Having had over five hours rest in Stepping Stone we fully expected he would go through this checkpoint. … Read More
Don’t be alarmed folks, Allen is not off the trail. This year the trail is going along the river and not over hilly land route as in previous years. I believe they are right where they’re supposed to be.
Congratulations to Linda Bogue who is a fan of RAZZ, Jane Smith who is a fan of RODNEY and SPARK fan Crystal Windgassen! You have won today’s Dog Fan Club Draw and will receive a signed copy of the 2018 Yukon Quest Race Annual and a Quest patch, a glam … Read More
Right now the team is resting at Stepping Stone hospitality stop. By all accounts “hospitality” is an understatement here as it is “rated by Mush-elin”. Check out the Stepping Stone Facebook page for some fantastic pics of the team arriving and settling in for a rest in the sun. Where they … Read More
At this point in the race, pretty much what we know is what you know. We have no contact with the team and spend our time scrutinising the tracker and the analytics that come with it. Here’s what we have figured out… Since we saw the team leave they climbed … Read More
Here’s something a little different. In 1906 Robert W Service wrote about another time it was this cold in the Yukon… The Cremation of Sam McGee There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold; The Arctic trails have their secret tales That … Read More
This morning at 8.30am we said farewell to Allen and his 14-strong team as they headed out of Dawson towards Pelly Crossing, 210 miles away. The morning started with an early wake-up call. Jeff, who was stationed at camp overnight, Aliy and Bridgett started preparing the team. They ate voraciously … Read More
