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My Yukon Quest by Annika I’m 20 miles down river from Dawson. The river trail is hard and fast. It’s daylight and about -30 C. All of a sudden I hear a CRACK, and my dogs are swimming. I get my sled stopped and ice hook set, but I realize the front half of the…

You are 20 miles downriver from Dawson. The river trail is hard and fast. It's daylight and about -30 C (about -22 F). All of a sudden you hear a CRACK, and your dogs are swimming. You get your sled stopped and ice hook set, but you realize the front half of the team broke…

It is -40 C (also -40 F) and you are stopped at night, preparing a snack of meat for your dogs. Using your hatchet, you are trying to chop the meat into 1/2 pound portions for the dogs, but it is hard to hold the meat with your big mitts on. You take your outer…

The Moose by Daniel I was going down the trail between Eagle and Circle when I noticed there were a lot of moose tracks on the trail, when all of a sudden a cow moose appeared and started attacking my team. I guessed she had a calf nearby because I couldn’t think of any other…

Scenario 5 By Robin It started as I was running my dogs on the Yukon Quest. At first, my wheel dogs started looking behind the team, then a few more dogs looked behind me. Then the whole team was straining in anxiety to look at something. I turned briefly to see what they were staring…

My Yukon Quest I harnessed up my dogs and put them in order. The race was going to begin in 5 minutes. I put Mysty and Charm in lead, then I put Star and Buddy behind them. When all the dogs were in place I got ready to start. This time, I was the first…

You are now between Eagle and Circle – the snow is much deeper on this part of the trail than on the Yukon side. You start to notice lots of moose tracks punched through the trail. The dogs suddenly speed up, and you come around a corner and run smack into a cow moose –…

After your 36-hour layover in Dawson, you are mushing down the river towards Eagle. You left Dawson at 1 a.m., so you are approaching the Fortymile checkpoint in the dark. You know from the trail briefing that you turn off at the Fortymile. The trail is hard-packed, as it has not snowed in days, and…

The story starts the same as Scenario 4, but instead of your leader looking and rushing ahead, your wheel dogs start to turn around and look behind you. Soon all your dogs are straining to get a look at something behind you. You focus your headlamp on the trail behind and on a straight stretch,…

You are traveling on a brushy trail between Eagle and Central at night. It's not too cold, only -20 C (about -5 F), but blacker than black. The only light is the cone of light from your head lamp, lighting up your team. Your leader's ears suddenly go from flat against his head to straight…