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Yukon Quest

@yukon_quest

The 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race

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linkhttp://www.yukonquest.com calendar_today14-02-2009 20:56:17

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The 2009 Yukon Quest starts today in Whitehorse! Follow our mushers and the real athletes (the dogs) as they race to the finish in Fairbanks

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@gsdk9handler Check out the websites http://www.yukonquest.com or http://www.kuac.org (we're still working on this account!)

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Frontrunners are out of Pelly Crossing and on their way to Dawson City. Catch radio updates from kuac.org http://kuac.org/09yukon.html

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Waiting for the first mushers to come into Dawson. The first musher to reach the historic gold rush city wins 4 ounces of gold.

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The Quest is coming to a close - check out our final coverage via www.aprn.org or our Facebook page. Thanks for following!

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Opening day of the Yukon Quest! Don't forget to follow us at http://yukonquest.com/ and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/YukonQuest

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For those of you that can't get enough of those dogs - the Yukon Quest 300 starts tonight at 5pm, from the starting gate on the Chena River.

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The handlers and volunteers are on the river discussing the start, lots of Carhartt in evidence. 10 minutes until race start.

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The Yukon Quest cabin on First Avenue is the communications center for the race, the local amateur radio group provides support.

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The Yukon Quest 300 starts in just over an hour, it's a great time and a great starter race. Check out the dogs & visit a downtown business