Yuka Honda is the first Japanese woman to take on the challenge of the Yukon Quest. The rookie had to withdraw from the race after she and her team were taken off Eagle Summit by helicopter Monday.
The dogs of Yukon Quest 300 musher Brent Sass rest in Central. Sass's leaders led his team and Quest rookie Regina Wycoff's off Eagle Summit. Dogs Silver (left) and Madonna broke trail for hours through blizzard conditions.
The Central checkpoint means rest for Brent Sass’s swing dog, which runs behind the leaders.
Michelle Phillips in the Circle checkpoint.
With all mushers and dogs safe from the ravages of Eagle Summit, the focus has returned to the race. Three time Quest champion Hans Gatt was the first to leave the Slaven's Dog Drop about 60 miles into the 160 plus mile run between Circle and the next checkpoint at Eagle. Gatt departed Slaven's at 11:45 this morning, after resting six hours. He's leading a fairly tight pack of contenders up the Yukon River. KUAC's Dan Bross and Libby Casey have more.
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Mushers and dogs stranded by a blizzard on Eagle Summit have been rescued, while front runners are moving up the Yukon River. Five mushers trapped by a blizzard on Eagle Summit were rescued by the National Guard and State Troopers yesterday. Phil Joy, Jennifer Cochran, Yuka Honda, Saul Turner and Kiara Adams, and their teams, were ferried back to the Mile 101 Dog Drop by helicopter yesterday afternoon. Listen here for more from KUAC's Dan Bross and Libby Casey.
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Kyla Boivin’s dropped dogs rest in the dog truck. Her sponsors and supporters are listed on the truck’s side, including her mother.
When teams leave Circle, they hit the Yukon River.
Conditions in the area around Eagle Summit went from mild to blizzard Sunday night.
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