YQ: Awaiting Dawson Arrival
As I write this, the team is traveling up the Yukon River towards Dawson with 16 miles to go. They spent over four hours at Clinton Creek hospitality stop enjoying the warmth and fellowship before their final run to the halfway point. It has remained more than (less than? Colder … Read More
YQ: Dawson City Camp Set-Up
What does a handler crew do when waiting for their team to arrive into Dawson? Make a dog camp that is as cozy and welcoming as possible. This morning we headed back to camp to complete the work we started last night. As mentioned in a previous post, the camp … Read More
YQ: Climbing Eagle Summit – Video
Here is some awesome video that Bridgett, Jennifer and Scotty got after they climbed Eagle Summit themselves on foot to capture their Dad and the team successfully summiting. In the first view you can see just how hard the dogs and, indeed, Allen are working up the steep slope. Right … Read More
YQ: Dawson City Handler Check-in
As Allen and the Black Team continue towards Dawson, we (the handler crew) have arrived. After we said farewell to the team in Circle they travelled 60 miles to Slaven’s Roadhouse where Allen rested the team around five hours. Slaven’s always has exceptional hospitality for the mushers and Allen was … Read More
YQ: Black Team In Eagle
Allen and the 14 dogs arrived at the Eagle Checkpoint at 11:10 am AKST! This is the last stop before heading down the snow covered road to Dawson City. Here are some photos from Eagle Summit taken by Jennifer Smith.
YQ: On the March to Eagle
It was absolutely gorgeous out last night! The half moon is still hanging in the sky but not so bright as to block out the carpet of stars. This is what Allen and the Black Team have been mushing under on his way to the town of Eagle, Alaska. Through … Read More
YQ: The Long Way Around
While the mushers and their teams mush from Circle to Eagle then on to Dawson they cover around 300 miles of trail. The handler crews can’t go that way, it is inaccessible by road during the winter. We get to go on a road trip! From Circle we double back … Read More
YQ: Black Team In Circle
Circle City checkpoint is the furtherest North we can support the team by dog truck. Once teams leave here we don’t see them again for a couple of days, after they’ve mushed 300 miles. The checkpoint is the Circle City fire house. The famous fire truck is housed here and … Read More
YQ: Handler Crew
Who’s handling for the team? And what do they do? Handling on the Alaska side of Two Rivers, Mile 101, Central and Circle is Jeff, Mark, Sheila and Moira. Dawson City support crew will be Aliy, Jeff, Bridgett and Moira then for the Yukon checkpoints of Pelly, Carmacks, Braeburn and … Read More