Yukon Quest rookies help each other on the trail

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The Yukon Quest is winding down. The last musher, Canadian rookie Gaeton Pierrard is expected to cross the finish line early Friday morning. Running at the back of the pack can be just as trying and rewarding as racing at the front. That was the case for rookie mushers Andy Pace and Laura Neese.
Laura Neese leaving Braeburn (Photo by Molly Rettig, KUAC – Fairbanks)
Neese, the youngest musher in the Yukon Quest, finished the race on Wednesday night in thirteenth place. E