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March 7, 2008

Image from the Trail

Image from the Trail

March 6, 2008 — Peter Bartlett runs down the road and past a dog team snow sculpture made by students in Takotna on Thursday evening. Photo courtesy of Jeff Schultz. See more images from the trail »

Mackey First to the Yukon

Lance Mackey is the first musher to reach the Yukon, and hopes to continue that trend. He will enjoy an 8-course meal for his accomplishment.

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1 Lance Mackey
2 Hans Gatt
3 Jeff King
4 Rick Swenson
5 Kjetil Backen
6 Aaron Burmeister
7 Mitch Seavey
8 John Baker
9 Jim Lanier
10 Sebastian Schnuelle
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