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Yukon Quest: The Story of the World’s Toughest Sled Dog Race

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Over beer and hamburgers on the Two Rivers Lodge near Fairbanks, Alaska, a small group of mushers conceived a gutsy idea for a new sled dog race that would be more challenging than every other marathon race within the Far North. in 1984, mushers organized the Yukon Quest international Sled Dog Race between Fairbanks and Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Soon, mushers adopted an unofficial race motto, “Continue to exist first, race second.”

The Quest trail boasts fewer checkpoints, longer wilderness runs, and more campouts. The path crosses three mountain passes, including the scary 3,685-foot Eagle Summit, a killer of mushers’ dreams. Out of doors survival skills and self reliance are on a par with commercial sponsorships and high-tech sleds and mushing gear.

Yukon Quest is an exciting, inspirational story full of bigger-than-life characters told by Lew Freedman, absolute best-selling writer of eight books about sled-dog racing. Features a list of race champions, names of all finishers, and 16 pages of photos.

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