John Wagner/News-Miner<br> Ontario musher Hank DeBruin drives his dog team across the finish line of the 2011 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Friday evening, Feb. 18, 2011, in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Ontario musher Hank DeBruin drives his dog team across the finish line of the 2011 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Friday evening, Feb. 18, 2011, in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Yukon Quest - Fairbanks
John Wagner/News-Miner<br> Ontario musher Hank DeBruin looks over his dog team upon completing the 2011 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Friday evening, Feb. 18, 2011, in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Yukon Quest - Central
John Wagner/News-Miner<br> Two members of Hans Gatt s dog team peer out of a dog truck during the 2011 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Monday afternoon, Feb. 13, 2011, in Central, Alaska.
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Carmacks 2011
John Wagner/News-Miner Kasilof musher Johannes Rygh drives his dog team down a short slope and onto the Yukon River toward the Carmacks checkpoint with a dog in his sled bag during the 2011 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 6, 2011, near Carmacks, Yukon.
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Yukon Quest Stories
'Impassible' trail conditions, bitter cold force cancellation of Copper Basin 300
FAIRBANKS - The Copper Basin 300 was canceled Sunday morning after a section of trail was deemed impassible. A statement by race marshal Greg Parvin said the trail between Meier's Lake and Sourdou...
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    02.15.11 - 12:03 am
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    • Braeburn 2011
    John Wagner/News-Miner The Northern Lights dance across the skyline as Tok musher Hugh Neff and Wasilla musher Kelley Griffin bed down their dogs at the first checkpoint of the 2011 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Saturday night, Feb. 5, 2011, in Braeburn, Yukon. Neff and Griffin were the first and second musher into the first checkpoint, respectively.
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    Start of 2011 Yukon Quest
    John Wagner/News-Miner The leaders of Wade Marrs dog team show their excitement to run at the starting line of the 2011 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Saturday morning, Feb. 4, 2011, in Whitehorse, Yukon.
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    2011 Yukon Quest pre-race
    Eureka rookie musher Kyla Durham receives affection from a member of her dog team on Friday afternoon, Feb. 4, 2011, in Whitehorse, Yukon. The 2011 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race starts at 10 a.m. from Shipyards Park in downtown Whitehorse. / John Wagner/News-Miner
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    25 years of Yukon Quest history
    John Wagner/News-Miner<br> Wasilla musher Kelley Griffin, right, hugs Yukon Quest executive director Marti Steury upon receiving the Challenge of the North Award during awards banquet for the 2011 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Friday evening, Feb. 18, 2011, at the Westmark Goldroom.
    Yukon Quest honors its contestants at banquet
    FAIRBANKS — If there was one theme for the 2011 Yukon Quest, it would be camaraderie. For the 12 finishing mushers (Hank DeBruin was still on the trail during the banquet) and other starting musher...
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    Musher Profiles
    Find out more about the men and women braving this year's Yukon Quest trail.
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