The start line of the 2015 Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog race in Whitehorse, Yukon. This year 26 mushers and their dog teams have set off to journey across the Yukon to Fairbanks, Alaska. Photo by Katie Orlinsky (@katieorlinsky) who is on assignment covering the Yukon Quest for National Geographic News. Since 1984, mushers and dog teams competing in the Yukon Quest have traveled across 1,000 miles of frozen sub-Arctic wilderness, from Canada's Yukon Territory into the heart of the Alaskan interior. The race, less well known than the Iditarod but famous for being tougher, is unpredictable, exciting, and filled with colorful characters - it teaches us about the people and the cultures whose land it passes through. #YQ2015 #YukonQuest #dogsledrace #natgeonews #adventure#yukon #canada #onassignment
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