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.
2007 Winner
Lance Mackey, of Fairbanks, Alaska, waves at spectators gathered on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, to watch the finish of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Mackey won the 1,000 mile race from Whitehorse, Yukon, for the third year in a row. He set a new record, finishing in 10 days, 2 hours and 37 minutes.
Happy leaders
Lance Mackey's lead dogs roll in the snow after they arrived at the finish line to win the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska. Mackey, 36, of Fairbanks won the 1,000 mile race from Whitehorse, Yukon, to Fairbanks for the third year in a row. He set a record time of 10 days, 2 hours and 37 minutes.
Record setting win
Fairbanks, Alaska, musher Lance Mackey won the 1,000 mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, for the third year in a row. Mackey set a new record finishing in 10 days, 2 hours and 37 minutes.
Greeting the fans
Lance Mackey greets spectators Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, at the finish line of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska. Mackey of Fairbanks won the 1,000 mile race for the third straight year. Mackey set a new record of 10 days, 2 hours and 37 minutes for the run from Whitehorse, Yukon.
Nearing the end
Atlin, British Columbia, musher Hans Gatt gets ready to feed his team Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, in the Yukon Quest Interanational Sled Dog Race checkpoint at Chena Hot Springs Resort. Mushers take a mandatory eight hour break at the checkpoint before heading to the finish line in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Good job Timpani
After cresting Eagle Summit, Hans Gatt of Atlin, British Columbia, congratulates his leader Timpani on Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, on the trail of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Gatt was the second musher to cross the 3,650 foot summit following race leader Lance Mackey of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Tiring climb
Hans Gatt of Atlin, British Columbia, rests on the handlebar of his sled near the top of Eagle Summit on Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Eagle Summit, at 3,650 feet, is the second tallest of four summits mushers have to cross on the 1,000 mile trail.
Helping push
Hans Gatt of Atlin, British Columbia, helps his team by pushing his sled as they crest Eagle Summit on Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, on the trail of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Eagle Summit, at 3,650 feet, is the second tallest of four summits mushers have to cross on the 1,000 mile trail.
Lining out the team
Ed Hopkins of Tagish, Yukon, lines out the team of his wife Michelle on Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, in the Circle City, Alaska, checkpoint of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Hopkins, a five-time Quest veteran, is handling for Phillips as she is running in her third Quest.
