Yukon Quest 2008 ~ 1000 Mile International Sled Dog Race ~ Fairbanks Alaska - Whitehorse Yukon

Beautiful stunning album! You are a master of photographic art my dear friend Brian!

said waterl00 5 months 16 days ago

Sharon, this album is beautiful and very interesting. Thanks for sharing it with us. My almost 11 year old daughter would love to be at this sled dog race. She loves huskies, and enjoys reading about the Iditarod, Balto, sled dogs, etc. I'll have to show this to her and the Yukon Quest website. -47 degrees! Wow! I know Alaska is breathtakingly beautiful but I hate the cold (I know it's not cold all the time) so I guess I'll just have to enjoy it through all your wonderful photos in your albums. I like all the interesting information you provide too. Looking forward to seeing more. Rachel

said rachel7119 5 months 16 days ago

Sharon, it's a great album - I saw a documentary on the race last year and enjoyed it - good education for we Australians! I was fascinated by the bootees on the huskies - what gorgous dogs they are. People keep them in Australia, too, but they just don't belong out here, especially in small back yards - it's quite special seeing them do what they were meant to do! Bye,

said michelie3 5 months 15 days ago

I have no idea what it must be like -47°F, I already feel too cold at 0°C (32°F), so you must have been really brave to face those temperatures! I even wonder how the camera could work. So thanks for it, you gave us a wonderful documentary of this event. Obviously I love huskies and I'd love to see one of these races for real. I look forward to the additions. Hugs, Ornella

said ornella173 5 months 15 days ago

Hello Sharon. Very brave of you in those extreme temperatures. What a wonderful race with those marvellous dogs and their beautiful fur coats. I can almost sense the cold from my comfortable airconditioned little cottage! Your excellent photography captures the scenes, and certainly creates the atmosphere of suspense and anticipation for the race. Thank you for sharing this wonderful atmosphere with us, through your excellent photography. Hugs. Margaret.

said mamafor3 5 months 15 days ago

Hi Sharon. What a fascinating album. I cannot begin to imagine how cold -47F must feel. I admire you courage in braving these extreme weather conditions to get these amazing photos. I'm sure you will be amply rewarded by the interest this album will receive. You certainly deserve it. Wishing you a very happy Valentine's day for the 14th. Hope you celebrate in style!! Much luv, Jayne xx

said hjaynefoster 5 months 15 days ago

Very nice album Sharon I have enjoyed viewing it. Now I have to go get a cup of hot coffee and warm up. Thank you, Wayne

said RubyRedone 5 months 15 days ago

Oh Sharon,this is lovely to see and your photos are the best! Did you stay out long in this weather? We get used to the cold and somehow it's a part of life.Thank you for sharing this album and for staying in the cold temperatures for us! I thank you for your recent visit & lovely comments on my album! I wish you a wonderful week!...........Diane

said dianeaub 5 months 15 days ago

Sharon, this album is just so exciting. It is wonderfully shot and composed. Now... this is something you definitely won't see in the islands. Hana hou! Clark

said clarkth 5 months 15 days ago

I can only hope I've left enough warm hugs, you deserve them, now for the warm bath to loosen up the smile on your face, the only thing missing was a picture of your dress-up. "Good stuff Lady Sharon, Good Stuff!" Thank You for the wonderful visit, most entertaining! paul

said paulalbert101 5 months 15 days ago

Magical trip to a spectacular event!!!!! My thanks for this peek into something I have truly enjoyed ... from my warm chair!!! Hat's off to you, pretty girl, for braving this for us!!! LOVE it!!!! Truly a unique adventure!!!!! Warm hugs ... Lois

said gloridays 5 months 15 days ago

I'd have LOVED to have been at this event with the extreme weather, the smells, the sounds and the atmosphere of a truly unique event. thanks for braving the weather to share with us some stunning photography and what looks like a fantastic day out.Thanks for your kind words on my featured photo last week Sharon. I haven't even begun to reply to all those GB entries yet! Hope you stay warm up there. Bye for now, Craig x

said stormrider_uk 5 months 14 days ago

I liked this album.You changed your place to take shots very much.You caught beautiful,powerful,intere sting shots and shared them with us.Many thanks my beautiful friend.Have a nice week,Hugs from Istanbul

said rasim1 5 months 14 days ago

A wonderful album Sharon! We are having a dog sled race as we do every year from downtown Marquette across a large expanse. Nothing comparable to this amazing race. Its going to take place this month. Occasionally the temperatures are warmer which makes it hard to carry on. So far this February is much colder. Nothing like -49 however. If you can brave that, maybe I could take a few photos of our sled team race. Best wishes, Paula

said plegolas 5 months 14 days ago

Great shots of lovely Dogs. Ria The Netherlands

said 8598 5 months 14 days ago

This is wonderful and so interesting. I always enjoy your photography. Maybe one day my dream will come true to visit your Alaska

said Sandra0510 5 months 13 days ago

Bonjour courageous Sharon ;-) I love so much this album with so many great and fabulous pictures. And, as always, your album is very interesting with your explanations. Thank you to sharing this beautiful event with us even if this day was so cold. This winter, in Quebec City, we have much snow than usual... my house is almost an igloo. Big hugs Sharon and I hope to have much time for the computer in the next weeks, Marielle

said mariellefrigault 5 months 13 days ago

WOW Sharon! What a fantastic album! Thanks for sharing!

said mdediego 5 months 13 days ago

Sharon, Thanks for braving the cold to share this event with us. It is balmy right now - weather underground report the temp at Fairbanks at 1F. I can't image -47F. How do these temp affect your camera? Jim

said jlcummins 5 months 13 days ago

Hello Sharon,I really enjoyed this album so much.This truly is wonderful photography,great captions as well!It must be wonderful to see all those beautiful sled dogs and hear them singing.It was great to see,all those people having so much fun,when it is so cold outside!You did an outstanding job,well done.Thanks for sharing,love,Henri and Josee.

said haneveercoremanssh... 5 months 12 days ago

Tremendous photo journal .. and you must have been freezing ...

said philsanders9 5 months 12 days ago

Thanks for sharing these photos with us. I felt the cold through your pictures and the moment too.

said galeanda 5 months 12 days ago

So much can be said for Global Warming,hopefully said around the world, Thank You! Sharon, from my warm spot. Appreciate the pictures, commentary as well leads. what an experience you had, as well shared. paul

said paulalbert101 5 months 12 days ago

Way too cold for me, my friend!

said lovejoy 5 months 12 days ago

Thank you so much for sharing these treasures with all of us. This represents the best of Alaska and the Yukon, an area I have always loved though never visited. Keep on mushing!

said kingsflautist 5 months 12 days ago

Happy Valentine's Day! Sharon, This album is flawless... beautiful... priceless. Exceptional work! Aloha Gyuri

said gyuri65 5 months 11 days ago

Dearest Sharon, you have braved those -47 temperatures to bring to us this magnificent album. It is full of outstanding photos of a great evens. I also admire how you have captured the dogs. I have never known that they also wear covering on their feet. I take it that it stops ice building up between the toes. Your portrait work is also very good. I am not used to see people in your Pics. :-)) Thank you so much for letting us share that event. Well done my dear friend. Hugs Marlene

said 22338 5 months 11 days ago

Hi Sharon, What fun I had going through this album, it must have been absolutely thrilling to be there to see this fantastic event. You were brave to be out on this very cold day to capture your wonderful photographs. Thank you for your treasured visit today and your always sweet and kind comments. I hope you are having a wonderful Valentine's day! Now I am off to check out the site you included! Hugs Leslie

said rainingviolets 5 months 11 days ago

What a neat album. You took so many great action shots that the only thing we missed was the COLD. I really like the closeups of the dogs. It looks like they just live for these races. It was interesting to see how they now cover their feet and bodies to protect them from the cold. The ice around their mouths was amazing. Tks for the great show. Also, you looked pretty hot in your parka.

said supercrans100 5 months 11 days ago

Your efforts are so very much appreciated Sharon. What an incredible sight this must have been. It must have been hard taking photos when it was so cold. I bet your fingers were frozen.

said suetang1 5 months 11 days ago

Sharon! This is a splendid and brave coverage of the Yukon race. Splendid because it gives a comprehensive view of the event, brave because you braved the extreme temperatures to take such excellent pictures. Last August, when we were on an Alaskan Cruise, there was a lady in the ship who was a winner in this race and gave a guest lecture. It is quite an ordeal both for the dogs and the mushers. It is, indeed, a celebration of the dominant spirit of the human being. Thanks for sharing this event with us. Also, thank you for all the kind comments in my Elavanam album. Much appreciated. Best wishes, Suresh

said suresh_krishna 5 months 10 days ago

I have felt to speak about this race, and I had seen it in the documentary... Your photos have made to see many particular me that you have known to pick with yours cleverness. But you know that where dress is already the bees... like are large and wonderful the world! - Paola

said paolagna 5 months 9 days ago

Sharon, this is a truly remarkable album showcasing the Yukon Quest (Alaska/Canada) sled dog race. You should be very proud of the wonderful job you've done in both capturing it and displaying it for our viewing. Thanks for sharing it with us. Take Care, and we hope that you've completely warmed up by now. ~Deb & Rick~

said AKaurora 5 months 9 days ago

Great album, Sharon! Have a good journey, enjoy your first days at Maui and then come back to us, we all need you. Cheers and good luck, my dear friend!

said andrei_sky 5 months 9 days ago

Beautiful album, nice camera work, you took some excellent photographs. Totally enjoyed looking at them. Cougar RK in Las Vegas, Nevada USA

said cougarrk 5 months 8 days ago

Hi Sharon, This is a beautiful album. Thanks for the tour and for sharing it, with us. Your Friend, Teresa

said teres187 5 months 7 days ago

What a fantastic album, this race must be a real sight!

said picqero 5 months 5 days ago

Some day I'm going to get to Alaska but not in -47 degree weather. I do like the snow, but not that much. You have some beautiful photos. Just wanted to thank you for your kind comments on my grandbabies. They were in the Government Camp album. It was such a surprise when I started getting comments. The snow cabin was my first POTD and I really wasn't exspecting it. Sharon

said sharonjake 5 months 2 days ago

What a wonderful album and so interesting too.

said sandrak26_ 5 months 2 days ago

Sharon, You've some nice shots here and in this cold, the fire looks good enough to jump into, I'll bet. Sled dogs here practice for the Iditarod, but this mass of dogs and folks...your camera must've been 'singing'. Thanks for the show. ron

said rboise 4 months 20 days ago

Hi Sharon, i love this. I enjoy it. I view the slide show many times last week. The extreme sport can inspire me to extravagaaaanza photos. With pleasure I would visit the runnings also once. Indeed I would not stand firm to the cold. How does your camera hold out? Now i looking forward. Next week i will travel to Berlin. There I also visit the motorcycle runnings on the ice. And I hope I manage a similarly good album, how to you. Wish me luck! Now i go to your next album. Many Greetings from the very east part of Germany. - Axel

said kolibri4 4 months 18 days ago

What a stunning trip to the Yukon Quest. A little bit too cold for me, though.

said daithiva 3 months 22 days ago

Hi! Love your album! Thanks for sharing with us. Pretty chilly I suppose... But you forget that all when you see this sort of action, don't you! Love to see that myself... Greetings from Katja

said katja282 3 months 2 days ago

Excellent album, Sharon! I really enjoyed seeing this race through the eye of such a talented photographer, your shots gave me a chance to feel like I was there. Thanks for sharing your experience. Greetings and hugs from, OKLAHOMA. Susie

said segseven 2 months 11 days ago

your albums are pure perfection..i love them all!! when you get a chance, check out my granddad's tractor shed album in Kosciusko, MS..the same town Oprah Winfrey grew up in!! i've only been in photography about 2 weeks and i'm still learning!!

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