Carmacks, YK - Carmacks i s the second checkpoint on the Yukon Quest trail. Mushers could choose to take a mandatory layover here, if they decided not to do so in Braeburn.
Carmacks: Checkpoint Two on the Yukon Quest Trail
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Drop bags are ready for pick up.
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Hugh Neff tends to his dog team.
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The checkpoint chute is well marked.
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Teams head down the trail and onto the Yukon River when they leave Carmacks.
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Hugh Neff readies his team to leave the second checkpoint on the trail.
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