Quest Preparation [.mp3]
Officials and volunteers are making final preparations in anticipation of the February 9th start of the 25th running of Yukon Quest international sled dog race. KUAC's Dan Bross reports on what goes on in the weeks leading up the event.
Yukon Quest Alaska Logistics Coordinator, Alex Oleson, uses a sledge hammer and punch to stamp aluminum tags for race dogs. Each musher's dogs have a different letter on their tag, which enables veterinarians and officials to identify the animals.
Swiss rookie musher Andreas Moser stands by his race food and gear bags that will be shipped to checkpoints. Moser has tagged the bags with Swiss flags to help him find them at the checkpoints.
Race Marshall Doug Grilliot (left) and Willow rookie musher Becca Moore (right) talk inside a warehouse where racers dropped off food and gear bags January 26th.
Quest veteran Sebastian Schnuelle's dog truck and trailer. A team of Schnuelle's older dogs are being run by Andreas Moser in this year's race. Schnuelle is taking a break from the Quest, but is running a team in the Iditarod.
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