The Yukon Quest, formally the Yukon Quest 1,000-mile International Sled Dog Race, is a sled dog race scheduled every February since 1984 between Fairbanks...
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Yukon is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It is the most densely populated of the three territories, with an estimated population...
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Dallas Seavey (section Yukon Quest)
2015, 2016, 2021, and 2024. In 2011, Seavey competed in and won the Yukon Quest sled dog race. In 2018 and 2019, Seavey also competed in Europe's longest...
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The Yukon River Quest is the world's longest annual canoe and kayak race. The Yukon River Quest's stated mission is, "To challenge paddlers in a world...
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Yukon Quest sled dog races. The Yukon Quest is a 1,000 mile international sled dog race from Whitehorse, Yukon to Fairbanks, Alaska. He won the Yukon...
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year. The marathon, 100/300/430 mile races follow the course of the Yukon Quest. The longer races have three disciplines: mountain bike, xc-skis or foot...
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Eagle, Alaska (category Yukon River)
census. Every February, Eagle hosts a checkpoint for the long-distance Yukon Quest sled dog race. Eagle is located at 64°47′10″N 141°12′0″W / 64.78611°N...
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races. Many races require booties as a basic element of dog care. The Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race for example, requires mushers to carry no fewer than eight...
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Whitehorse (redirect from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory)
Whitehorse (French pronunciation: [wajtɔʁs]) is a city in and the capital of the Yukon, as well as the largest in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950...
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recreational purposes and racing events, such as the Iditarod Trail and the Yukon Quest. Sled dogs are used in countries and regions such as Canada, Greenland...
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participated in the Yukon Quest, an annual international 1,000-mile sled dog race between Fairbanks, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon. It has been called...
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2005 Iditarod (section March 11: Yukon River)
27 seconds. Earlier in the year, Owens also placed second in the Junior Yukon Quest. Separated by intervals of at least two minutes, the competitors departed...
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U.S. state of Alaska, and a former winner of the 1,000 mi (1,600 km) Yukon Quest dog sled race across both Canada and the U.S. Brooks is Yup'ik and Athabascan...
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Circle, Alaska (category Yukon Quest)
hub for many villages along the Yukon. Every February, Circle City hosts a checkpoint for the long-distance Yukon Quest sled dog race. There is only one...
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Central, Alaska (category Yukon Quest)
2010. Every February, Central hosts a checkpoint for the long-distance Yukon Quest sled dog race. Central is located at 65°32′0″N 144°41′44″W / 65.53333°N...
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long-distance expedition races such as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the Yukon Quest, and the Finnmarkslopet. The Alaskan husky is not an officially recognized...
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of Alaskan huskies in the Iditarod, and in 2023, placed second in the Yukon Quest, where she was cited by race organizers and race veterinarians, in a...
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Dawson City (redirect from Dawson, Yukon)
officially the City of Dawson, is a town in the Canadian territory of Yukon. It is inseparably linked to the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–1899). Its population...
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2013 Yukon Quest making them the only husband and wife team to have both won the race. In February, Two Rivers hosts a checkpoint for the Yukon Quest. "2020...
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Aliy Zirkle (category People from Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska)
her first Yukon Quest in 1998 and her first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 2001. In 2000, she became the first woman to win the Yukon Quest, finishing...
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Alaska. Mackey was a four-time winner of both the 1,000-mile (1,600 km) Yukon Quest and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Lance was born on June 2, 1970...
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California. King moved to Alaska in 1975 and began racing in 1976. He won the Yukon Quest in 1989, and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1993, 1996, 1998, and...
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Race in Alaska La Grande Odyssée in France and Switzerland Yukon Quest in Alaska and the Yukon Although dogsled racing gets more publicity and is seen now...
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Nature. 1999-11-21. Retrieved 2021-07-26. "Sled Dogs in the North | Yukon Quest". www.yukonquest.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved...
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2004. Accessed February 28, 2009. Firth, John. Yukon Quest: The 1,000-Mile Dog Sled Race Through the Yukon and Alaska. Lost Moose Publishing, May 1998....
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Yukon Quest dogsled race, which runs every February. During the summer float trips are popular on the Yukon and Charley Rivers. No roads access Yukon–Charley...
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Grande Odyssée (France and Switzerland) List of sled dog races Yukon Quest (From Alaska to Yukon) 1925 serum run to Nome Balto - 1995 animated film Idiotarod...
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Chest Medicine Distance Series races. Fairbanks is also home to the Yukon Quest, an international 1,000 mile sled dog race that is considered one of...
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Tracie Peterson (section Yukon Quest series)
Winter, 2006 This series continues a focus on the characters from the Yukon Quest series. Published by Bethany House: "centered in the bustling, energetic...
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camping. In February, the creek serves as a part of the trail for the Yukon Quest 1,000-mile (1,600 km) sled dog race. Other winter activities along the...
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