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| Pre-Race
Vet Check at Government Camp |
Pre-Race
Vet Check. Every dog in every team is given a complete physical
exam prior to the beginning of the race. |
Pre-Race
Vet Check |
Main
Street of Government Camp, Oregon. The weather was very wet and
rainy during this part of the race. |
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| First
Timed Stage around Mt. Bachelor, Oregon. Mt. Bachelor is in
distance. |
Finish
of First Timed Stage, Mt. Bachelor Nordic Center |
Finish
of First Timed Stage, Mt. Bachelor Nordic Center |
Second
Timed Stage near Sisters, Oregon. The trail passed through many
large stands of hemlock trees, shown above. |
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| Martin
Koenig of Seeley Lake, MT, during the Second Timed Stage |
Doug
Swingley and Mark Stamm ahead of Jim Gallea's team during the Second
Timed Stage |
Racing
through hemlock stands, Second Timed Stage |
The
approach to Mt. Bachelor on the Third Timed Stage, run between Sisters
and Mt. Bachelor. |
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| Melanie
Shirilla of Lincoln, MT during the Third Timed Stage |
Martin
Koenig (front) and Buck Church during the Third Timed Stage |
The
Third Timed Stage brought mushers on trails near the peaks of the
Sisters Wildnerness |
Peaks
in and around the Sisters Wilderness on the Third Timed Stage |
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| The
Third Timed Stage featured over 9,200 feet of elevation gain and
loss. The dogs' strength was essential. |
An
unidentified team ahead of Jim Gallea's team during the Third Timed
Stage |
More
peaks in and around the Sisters Wilderness seen during the Third Timed
Stage |
A
view toward the west during the Fourth Timed Stage. |
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| A
view to the south from the Pisgah Lookout during the Fourth Timed Stage |
Jim
Gallea's team approaching the top of Pisgah Lookout during the Fourth
Timed Stage. The black and green arrow is a trail marker telling
teams to go straight ahead. |
Jim
Gallea's team approaching the team of Pat Campbell during the Fifth
Timed Stage. |
Gwen
Holdmann of Fox, Alaska, during the Fifth Timed Stage |
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| Gwen
Holdmann, who finished fifth overall, passing Jim Gallea, who finished
sixteenth overall |
The
Newberry Crater is visible through the trees. The crater is a
collapsed volcano that is now home to two lakes. |
Strong
winds and snows were encountered by mushers and dogs during the Sixth
Timed Stage. The swirling white haze is snow blowing toward the
team from the area around the center of this picture. |
Steve
Madsen is crouched behind his sled to get out of the wind and reduce
wind drag during the windy Sixth Timed Stage. The photo is not
blurry--that is the blowing snow. |
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| Amazing
cloud formations accented the scenery of the high country around Mt.
Bachelor and the Three Sisters. |
Jim
Gallea's team approaches the final climb of the Seventh and final Timed
Stage of the race. |
Frank
Teasley's team from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is visible in the distance
while rugged volcanic mountains near Mt. Bachelor appear in the
background. |
Teams
camped in the snow during the night between the Sixth and Seventh Timed
Stages. |
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| Misty
(front) and Tyke, both in Bill Gallea's team, curl themselves up
while wearing protective dog jackets during the overnight campout. |
Bill
Gallea places a dog coat on Lovell. |
Rachel
Scdoris and team mush along the trail on the Seventh Timed Stage of the
race. Although Rachel appears to be like the rest of the mushers,
she is actually legally blind. |
Rachel
Scdoris, age 16 and legally blind, from Alfalfa/Bend, Oregon.
Rachel is the spokesperson for the Atta Boy 300 and the inspiration for
the race's title, "Race for Vision." |
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A
panoramic shot taken while the camera rode along in the sled bag.
The lead dogs are crossing under the finish line while crowds on both
sides of the trail cheer them on. |
A
group photo of all the mushers, race organizers, and officials taken
after the finish of the Seventh Timed Stage of the Race at Mt.
Bachelor's Nordic Center. |
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