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Finish Line
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William Hanes drives his team to the finish line on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007. Hanes finished the Quest in 12 days and 51 minutes.
Date: 02/22/2007
Views: 82
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Tending to the Team
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William Hanes fills a cooler with water to mix with dog food for his team Monday, Feb. 12, 2007 at the Pelly Crossing Community Center. Hanes was a Quest rookie this year, but he is not new to long-distance dog racing.
Date: 02/12/2007
Views: 78
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New Dog in Lead
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William Hanes pulls his dogsled across the airstrip at Chena Hot Springs Resort to a garage to melt ice off the sled on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007. "I've got about 20 pounds of ice on this," he said.
Date: 02/21/2007
Views: 72
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Taking a Sip
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William Hanes sips on coffee as he rests at the Eagle checkpoint, less than an hour before he heads towards Circle City on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007.
Date: 02/17/2007
Views: 70
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Sleeping
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Handlers, staff and spectators sleep at the Pelly Crossing checkpoint on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007 at the Pelly Crossing Community Center. There are few hotels or accommodations along the Yukon Quest trail. Most spectators and...
Date: 02/12/2007
Views: 63
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Ready to Go
John Hagen/News-Miner
The dog team of Nenana musher Aaron Burmeister barks at the starting line of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, Saturday, Feb. 10. Dogs often bark, yelp and jump in anticipation of the start of a mushing run, but...
Date: 02/10/2007
Views: 55
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Album: Covering the '07 Yukon Quest
Journalist on the Trail
Date: 02/13/2007
Owner: John Hagen
Size: 6 items
Views: 200
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Different Spectators
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Whitehorse musher Frank Turner drives his team past a group of horses on the farm of Jerry Kruz, Monday, Feb. 12, 2007 on the trail of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. The farm hosts the McCabe Creek dog drop....
Date: 02/12/2007
Views: 56
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Off to the Sunset
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Skagway musher Hugh Neff drives his team along the Yukon River outside of Carmacks, Yukon on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007 on the trail of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.
Date: 02/11/2007
Views: 54
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Joking with Friends
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William Kleedehn laughs at a joke as he and fellow musher Hans Gatt speak to media Friday, Feb. 16, 2007 at the Eagle checkpoint.
Date: 02/16/2007
Views: 66
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Ready for Dinner
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Ruth, a leader on the team of Carcross musher Catherine Pinard, raises her head as Pinard feeds her team in Pelly Crossing on Monday, Feb. 12, 2007. Mushers help their dogs conserve energy by covering them with straw and...
Date: 02/12/2007
Views: 71
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Long Run
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Healy musher Regina Wycoff looks up at a raven as she heads into the Dawson City checkpoint, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. The birds are a familiar site in the mushers campground, where leftover dog food makes an easy meal.
Date: 02/15/2007
Views: 52
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The Right Tool
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Tagish, Yukon musher Michelle Phillips uses an axe to knock ice off her dogsled during her 36 hour layover in Dawson City, Yukon on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. An axe is one piece of equipment mushers are required to carry in...
Date: 02/15/2007
Views: 56
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River Running
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Carcross, Yukon musher William Kleedehn drives his team past jumble ice on the Yukon River on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007 as he leaves Dawson City on the Yukon Quest trail. Jumble ice is formed when an ice jam backs up the ice...
Date: 02/15/2007
Views: 51
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Uphill Climb
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Hans Gatt pushes his sled as he and his team climb Eagle Summit on Monday, Feb. 19, 2007. Eagle Summit is a 3,650-foot mountain that teams have to conquer leading into the Mile 101 checkpoint. Gatt placed second in the race.
Date: 02/19/2007
Views: 49
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Record Finish
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Lance Mackey of Fairbanks, Alaska, waves at spectators gathered on the Chena River on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007 to watch the finish of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Mackey won the 1,000-mile-long Quest for the...
Date: 02/20/2007
Views: 64
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