Photo gallery
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.
Checking into Eagle
Kelly Griffin of Wasilla, Alaska, is checked into the Eagle, Alaska, checkpoint Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, in 15th place of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.
Warming up
William Hanes of Kasilof, Alaska, sips a hot drink as he rests in the Eagle, Alaska, checkpoint Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Hanes, a rookie in this year's race, left Eagle for Circle City, Alaska, in 14th place.
Historic Eagle
Aaron Burmiester of Nenana, Alaska, and his team pass by Historic Fort Egbert on the trail of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007 in Eagle, Alaska. The U. S. Army arrived in Eagle in 1899 to build Fort Egbert adjacent to the city. The military's charges were to provide law and order, establish roads and communications and to assist the indigent miners in the area.
Arriving in Eagle
Ritchie Beatie of Two Rivers, Alaska, heads towards Eagle, Alaska, on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, the first checkpoint for the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in Alaska.
Resting comfortably
Brent Sass' dog The Dude falls asleep as he sits wrapped in a blanket Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, after eating at the Eagle, Alaska checkpoint. Sass, running in his first Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, said the year and a-half-old dog is a strong and a potential future leader of the team.
Ice cream treats
Fairbanks musher Brent Sass pulls a pint of Ben and Jerry's Half Baked flavored ice cream out of his drop bag in Eagle, Alaska, on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. He explained that he really likes ice cream and eats it as he drives his team down the trail.
Helping hand
Brent Sass, of Fairbanks, Alaska, uses a pole to push himself along the Taylor Highway on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, as he makes his way to the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race checkpoint in Eagle, Alaska. Mushers often add their own strength to help keep their team moving down the trail.
Foot care
Tagish, Yukon, musher Michelle Phillips puts a bootie on her dog Ricky after treating his feet with ointment Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at the Eagle, Alaska, checkpoint of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Phillips was preparing to head down the Yukon River leaving Eagle in 7th place.
Northern lights
The aurora shines in the sky over the historic one-room school in Eagle, Alaska, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2007. The school is the location of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race checkpoint.
