Congratulations to Aliy, Driver, Chena, Ernie, Ginger, Hotshot, Scooter, Iron, Outlaw, Tinder, Schmoe and Woody! They crossed the finish line of the 2017 Yukon Quest 300 at 11:18 PST with tails wagging, but certainly ready for a nice hot meal and a rest in the truck. Aliy left Violet with the crew in … Read More
Wow, a lot has happened over night for us! The whole handler crew is in Pelly Crossing checkpoint now enjoying the hospitality and gymnasium floor! The moon shone brightly again tonight, lighting up the landscape and giving the hills and mountains an eerie glow. It was cold overnight, even colder … Read More
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
