Yukon Alone: The World's Toughest Adventure Race
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In the tradition of Into the Wild, John Balzar's Yukon Alone is a story of daring and determination in one of nature's harshest, loneliest, and most beautiful places.
The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is among the most challenging and dangerous of all the organized sporting events in the world. Every February, a handful of hardy souls sps over two weeks racing sleds pulled by fourteen dogs over 1,023 miles of frozen rivers, icy mountain passes, and spruce forests as big as entire states. It's not unusual for the temperature to drop to 40-below or for the night to be seventeen hours long.
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"The best book on the Far North since Barry Lopez's Arctic Dreams." --Tim Cahill, Los Angeles Times
"A fascinating, brutally honest look at a culture bound only by the will and strength of those who embrace it." --People
"[Balzar's] wonderful account of the Yukon Quest is a treat without the frostbite." --The Seattle Times
"Balzar brings the contest alive in stirring prose that ss tingles up your spine." --USA Today
..".This is one man-against-nature battle that has found its bard." --Entertainment Weekly