Yukon Quest sled dog race / Elizabeth "Libbie" Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Elizabeth (Elizabeth A.), Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of sports.

Images of America

Images of sports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sled dog racing--Yukon--Pictorial works.

Sled dog racing.

Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race--Pictorial works.

Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, map, portraits.

Place of Publication:

Mt. Pleasant, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

The Yukon Quest is more than just a sled dog race. It was the dream of two Fairbanksans--a recreational musher and an amateur historian--who conceived of a race closer to the roots of Alaskan dog sledding. The Yukon Quest is a 1,000-mile slog through trails used only for this race that cross mountains, rivers, and lakes in some of the harshest weather on the planet. It celebrates the history of the dogs that carried freight and delivered mail, dogs that many times over saved lives before the advent of aviation and snowmachines made them obsolete. The inaugural Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race of 1984 was a great success with the wholehearted support of the Fairbanks community, and it has become a much-anticipated annual event ever since.

Contents:

Driving dogs

Pre-race jitters

... and they're off

On the trail

What's in a name?

Broken dreams and rousing cheers

Halfway to Whitehorse and beyond

Hazards mounting to the end of the line

We are all champions.

OCLC:

885209909