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2008 Yukon Quest Coverage :: Day 5 :: Feb. 13




Afternoon Update: Mid-pack mushers hang tight into Eagle [.mp3]
Brent Sass of Fairbanks leads the second pack out of Eagle as another wave of mushers closes in on the checkpoint.

Morning Update: Mackey and Anderson fight for the lead [.mp3]
Defending champion Lance Mackey and rookie Ken Anderson left the Eagle checkpoint within one minute of each other this morning, while at the back of the pack, rookie Julie Estey stays positive about her race.

Dog team stopped on trail between Circle and Slavens cabin
Dog team stopped on trail between Circle and Slavens cabin
Bluffs along the Yukon between Circle and Eagle
Bluffs along the Yukon between Circle and Eagle
A steaming stretch of open water on the Yukon between Circle and Eagle
A steaming stretch of open water on the Yukon between Circle and Eagle
The Quest trail skirts jumble ice on the Yukon between Circle and Eagle
The Quest trail skirts jumble ice on the Yukon between Circle and Eagle
Eagle Bluff viewed from town
Eagle Bluff viewed from town
Eagle checkpoint ahead!
Eagle checkpoint ahead!
The dog bedding straw arrives at Eagle
The dog bedding straw arrives at Eagle
Volunteers prepare Eagle checkpoint
Volunteers prepare Eagle checkpoint
Sign at Eagle
Sign at Eagle
Lance Mackey sets the snow hook upon arriving in Eagle first
Lance Mackey sets the snow hook upon arriving in Eagle first
Lance Mackey removes few layers of insulation at Eagle
Lance Mackey removes few layers of insulation at Eagle
The Eagle checkpoint
The Eagle checkpoint
Downtown  Eagle
Downtown Eagle
Ken Anderson is HUNGRY
Ken Anderson is HUNGRY
A hungry Lance Mackey digs in at Eagle
A hungry Lance Mackey digs in at Eagle
Checkers wait for mushers at Eagle
Checkers wait for mushers at Eagle
Ken Anderson talks with an official at Eagle
Ken Anderson talks with an official at Eagle