Luke volunteered to handle dogs at the beginning of the race to insure that everything went as smoothly as possible. Here he is helping a fellow cheesehead with his team of malamutes.
The temperature on the river was hovering around -30 F, so everyone donned their polar gear to watch the start of the event.
Lance Mackey gears up for an encore performance to last year's domination of the distance mushing world. He was the first person to ever record victories at both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod sled dog races in the same year.
I got to wish Brent Sass good luck while he waited under the Cushman Bridge. This is Brent's second Quest and he is planning on making some noise this year.
These next few shots are just some different images from the race.
After the field of 22 competitors rode down the river the crowd thinned and the racers left us all behind to go live out another normal week. Meanwhile they are just getting started on a fantastic journey that will make memories for a lifetime.
1 comment:
that puppy looks so sad!! i wonder if the ones that got to go are sadder at the moment though. it's an exciting race this year!
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