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On the afternoon of Sept 8, I got a call from my friend Brian. His team for the Klondike Road Relay had lost some teammates and he wanted to know if I was interested in joining them for the race this weekend. I'm not usually one to turn down an adventur
Date: 09/13/2004
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About 24 hours later, we all piled into a motor home and started the drive from Anchorage to Skagway, about 16 or so hours.
Date: 09/10/2004
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After traveling for about 9 hours, we stopped for sleep at 1 AM in a gravel pit near the Kluane Lake area. The next morning (shown here), we continued on.
Date: 09/10/2004
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Kluane Lake borders Canada's Kluane National Park, which is connected to the US's Wrangell-St.Elias Park to the west. It is a very beautiful place and contains Mt Logan, Canada' tallest mountain. The fall foliage made for a very scenic drive. It was al
Date: 09/12/2004
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This picture (and the previous one) were shot out the window of the RV as we rumbled past Kluane.
Date: 09/12/2004
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After a brief stop at the finish area in Whitehorse, we drove the race course backwards to get to the start in Skagway. Since the race was held mostly in darkness, this was our only chance to see the amazing scenery along the course.
Date: 09/10/2004
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Most of the race course goes through areas like this. Lots of lakes scattered in an Alpine setting with spectacular peaks in the background.
Date: 09/10/2004
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A panoramic view from a nice spot on the race course. Its a real shame that you can't see this during the race.
Date: 09/13/2004
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Fraser - the Canadian/US border crossing between British Columbia and Skagway.
Date: 09/10/2004
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After 16 hours of driving, crossing through both the Yukon and British Columbia, we end up back in the same state we started in.
Date: 09/10/2004
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This photo shows the climb up to White Pass from Skagway. This climb was the first two legs of the relay.
Date: 09/10/2004
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Finally, we arrived at the start in the town of Skagway
Date: 09/10/2004
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A cruise ship docked in Skagway. You might think that having 1,200 runners suddenly descend on a small village like Skagway would cause mayhem, but they are used to it with these floating cities showing up all summer long.
Date: 09/10/2004
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Our team after a pre-race pizza meal. L-R: Erin, Crane, me, Brian, John, Brian, Brian, Misty, Ryan. We were just one of the 120 teams that raced. Many on our team were cursing the pizza during their running legs. But that's not a story we will tell h
Date: 09/10/2004
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The Klondike Road Relay starts Friday evening, September 10 in Skagway, Alaska, and follows the trail of the Gold Rush Stampeders over the famous White Pass, through British Columbia, into the Yukon finishing Saturday in Whitehorse, along the bank of the
Date: 09/13/2004
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