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All mushers have made it to the finish in this year's Alaska side Yukon Quest races.

Brent Sass has won the Quest 350.

Front runners in the Yukon Quest 350 are more than halfway through this year’s out and back race trail. Mushers started in Fairbanks Saturday, headed Two Rivers, Mile 101, Central and beyond and the leaders are now retracing the route.

BLM seeks volunteers for National Trails Day work project on the Pinnell Mountain Trail FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will celebrate American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day® and the 50th anniversary of the Pinnell Mountain National Recreation Trail with two volunteer trail projects June 5–6 and June 26. The public is invited to join BLM staff for one or multiple days to repair damaged sections of the trail near Eagle Summit on the Steese Highway. “The public’s interest in repairing the Pinnell Mountain National Recreation Trail demonstrates how much ...

Diehl leads Kusko 300, Bailey leads Summit Quest 300 in dueling sled dog races Author: Anchorage Daily News Print article On a day offering two mid-distance sled dog races in Alaska, Richie Diehl of Aniak held a narrow lead late in the Kuskokwim 300 and Jodi Bailey of Chatanika owned a narrow lead early in the Summit Quest 300. Diehl is among 13 mushers racing for a fat purse of $160,000 in the Kusko, one of the most prestigious mid-distance races in the sport. The race started Friday evening in Bethel and is expected to end there Sunday morning. Five teams, including six-time champion...