2007 Yukon Quest photo gallery
Gallery of images from the 2007 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are property of John Hagen and the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
Downtown Fairbanks
William Hanes heads for the finish line on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007, to complete the 1,000 mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Hanes of Kasilof, Alaska, took 12th place, finishing in 12 days, 51 minutes.
Leaving the Hot Springs
Judy Currier of the Two River Dog Mushers Association guides Kelly Griffin to the dog yard Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007, as she arrives at Chena Hot Spring Resort. Griffin was the 14th musher into the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race checkpoint.
Ice laden sled
William Hanes pulls his dog sled over a berm along the airstrip at Chena Hot Springs Resort on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007. Hanes of Kasilof, Alaska, was pulling the sled to a garage to melt ice off of it. "I've got about 20 pounds of ice on this," he said.
Into the finish chute
Michelle Phillips enters the finish chute of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007, on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska. Phillips of Tagish, Yukon, finished in 6th place, her best of 3 finishes. In 2004 and 2006, she finished 8th.
Race fan
Franklin Richards, left, waves at Fairbanks, Alaska, musher Mike Jayne as he passes by on the Chena River near the Nordale Road bridge Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007, on the trail of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Jayne finished in 8th place after 11 days, 3 hours and 15 minutes.
Nearing the end
Whitehorse, Yukon, musher Sebastian Schnuelle poles down the Chena River at the Nordale Road bridge Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007, on the trail of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Schnuelle arrived in Fairbanks, Alaska, finishing in 7th place.
Second place finisher
Hans Gatt, of Atlin, British Columbia, talks with the media after pulling into Fairbanks, Alaska, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, to finish second in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Gatt, a three time Quest champion in 2002-2004, finished behind Lance Mackey of Fairbanks, Alaska, who won his third straight Yukon Quest.
Helping hands
Volunteer handlers steady Hans Gatt's team after he crosses the finish line of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, in Fairbanks, Alaska. Gatt of Atlin, British Columbia, finished in second place.
Arriving at the finish line
Atlin, British Columbia, musher Hans Gatt heads to the finish line of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, arriving in second place.
