Yukon Quest

Mike Ellis, of Rumney, New Hampshire, gets his team ready to start over Eagle Summit, on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008 at the Mile 101 Dog Drop on the trail of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Eagle Summit is considered one of the most difficult portions of the race. The Yukon Quest is a 1000-mile-long sled dog race run from Fairbanks, Alaska to Whitehorse, Yukon. Heavy winds made mushers minimize the amount of open skin to prevent frostbite.