“Once I’d helped him with the Yukon Quest one year, I decided to try my own race.”
“It can be tough, it can be lonely, but there is also some beautiful wilderness out there”
“I’m going to try to keep the team together and happy — that’s my big goal.”
Joker was a five-year-old male dog on Misha Wiljes’ team
Misha Wiljes’ dog Joker died of aspiration according to a necropsy by Dr. Greta Krafsur
Hendrik Stachnau was the last musher to cross the finish line
The trail was shortened 23 km due to increasingly dangerous conditions near downtown Fairbanks
After start date lows of -40 C, warm days and snowfall made Yukon Quest finish a challenge for all
Four Canadians cracked the top 10, including two Yukoners in the top four
Phillips is the second Yukoner to complete the race
“After 30 years of mushing, I know when a dog team is running well and they did run well”
Sass arrived with a full team of dogs at the finish in Fairbanks just before 1 p.m. local time
The leader has just 183 km to cover before the finish in Fairbanks
As leader Allen Moore prepares to reach Circle, the last of the mushers arrive in Eagle
“The guys have been in and out of the hotel room and I didn’t hear a thing — I just slept solidly”
As of 10 a.m., 10 mushers are on the trail out of Dawson City
Yukon musher Rob Cooke was dragged behind his sled following a bad tangle
