There was another tremendous turn-out in Whitehorse last evening as hundreds and hundreds of fans, supporters, sponsors and family queued to get signatures, selfies and handshakes with their favorite mushers. It was the first time many of the mushers had seen each other so there was time for them to … Read More
Congratulations to Carol Olcott who has won this week’s draw. Carol is a fan of MISMO. Mismo has just found his stride. He is now an extremely confident and dedicated dog. He enjoys running in lead and his best partner lead dog is Waylon. Physically they are opposites but mentally … Read More
I am very happy with the overall performance of the team this year. Being a younger team I knew they might have a little bit of difficulty at the end of the race because it was new to so many of them. It was a little difficult, but they did … Read More
Wow! That’s right. WOW. (All capitals letters that time.) Mark and Bridgett brought the Yukon Quest dogs home to SP Kennel yesterday evening. It was a delight to see them. They snuggled into cozy straw beds in the dog barn. Each stall opens with a doggie door so they can … Read More
Yesterday, Bridgett and Mark drove with precious cargo back to Fairbanks. They stopped a couple times along the way to let everyone out to pee and they had a lunch break near Beaver Creek. Lunch break at Beaver Creek Sights along the Alaska Highway All the dogs are now in … Read More
There are a number of different events on this week in Whitehorse so if you are here in town, drop by to one or two and maybe we’ll see you there! All week mushers will be crossing the finish line up at Takhiki Hot Springs (the finish line was moved … Read More
Wow! Thirteen dogs to the finish line and they were yelling and howling in the finish chute. It was so exciting to be in the chute waiting for the team. Every couple minutes we would check the tracker and it moved excruciatingly slowly! They were making great time along the … Read More
Izzy and Scout lead the team over the finish line Izzy and Scout plus Mismo! I’ll write some words soon. The dogs are fed, we’re feeding Allen and we’re all so happy! I’ll just say: how many dog teams howl at the finish line after 1000 miles? I know of … Read More
Congratulations to our Black Team of Allen, Scout, Willie, Scruggs, Waylon, Schmoe, Mac, Mismo, Izzy, Clyde, Chipper, Kodiak, Dutch, Commando and Felix. Throwback to the Black Team at the start line last Saturday It’s been amazing to watch the six Quest rookies (Felix included) come of age in this super … Read More
Woohoo! Run like the wind! And not like a light zephyr but a strong, storm force wind! We can’t wait to see you at the finish line. We said goodbye to Allen and his 13 team mates at 3.33am when they trotted off into the night on their final 95-100 … Read More
