I was checking out some of the photos and videos of the Yukon River Quest and it looks like it was an absolute blast!
Having the opportunity to boat 460 miles of the Yukon river with a bunch of other paddlers from Whitehorse (a Canadian town with a great microbrewery) and ending in Dawson City (a cool old gold rush town) would have been a great adventure.

When I was in Dawson City, the locals told me about a guy who lives in a cave across the Yukon River, and that every year when the river starts freezing over, huge chunks of ice block the ferry from crossing. However, every year this guy continues crossing in his canoe, sometimes getting pushed hundreds of yards down the river by floating ice chunks and has to drag his canoe into town. That and while walking through the town some random drunk challenged me to a duel to defend his honor. It is a quirky town, and loads of fun.

Here are some photos from the event:

And thanks to the PilotGirl for putting these videos together, visit her blog to see more of her great work!

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