YQ300 Musher Profiles

Scott Chesney

Residence: Two Rivers, AK
Age: 56
Occupation(s): Photographer/Network Engineer
Number of years running dogs: 30
Number of dogs currently in your kennel: 32
Kennel Name: Loco Lobo
Bloodlines:
Breeds Include: Siberian/Alaskan Husky
How did your kennel get its name: Old Girlfriend
Please share with us some stories about your dogs:
How did you get started running dogs:
What do you love most about running dogs: Solitude, scenery, dog time
Why did you enter the 2010 YQ300? What are your goals for the race: The Serum Run won't run again 'til 2011, so I needed a trip.
Recent Sled Dog Races:

Member of Two Rivers Dog Mushing Association

Paige Drobny

Residence: Fairbanks, AK
Age: 35
Occupation(s): Fisheries Biologist
Number of years running dogs: 4
Number of dogs currently in your kennel: 30
Kennel Name: Squid Acres Kennel
Bloodlines: A little bit of everything
Breeds Include: Alaskan Husky
How did your kennel get its name: I got my Masters degree studying squid
Please share with us some stories about your dogs:
How did you get started running dogs: My husband built me a sled
What do you love most about running dogs: being out in Alaska and learning something new about my dogs daily
Why did you enter the 2010 YQ300? What are your goals for the race: To see if I like rasing. To do the best that my dogs and I can do.
Recent Sled Dog Races: none
Member of Second Chance League - Foster for sled dogs dropped off at the shelter.

Sean Williams

Residence: Big Lake, AK
Age: 26
Occupation: Gambler
Number of years running dogs: 4
How many dogs currently in your kennel? 100
Kennel Name: Happy Trails
Kennel Bloodlines: Buser
Breeds Include: Alaskan Husky
How did your kennel get  its name? Legend has it the name came from the fastest musher ever.
Please share with us some stories about your dogs: Frodo is easily the most handsome sled dog in the world.
How did you get started running dogs? I pulled the hook.
What do you love most about running dogs? Hear that? Sounds like thunder . . . here I come!
Why did you enter the 2010 YQ300? What are your goals for the race? I came to race.
Recent Sled Dog Races: None

Magnus Feren Kaltenborn

Residence: Big Lake, AK
Nationality: Norwegian
Age: 20
Number of years running dogs: 2
How many dogs currently in your kennel? I have 27 to choose from
Kennel Name: Happy Trails
Kennel bloodlines: Buser
Breeds include: AK Husky
How did your kennel get its name? I'm not the right person to ask . . . .
How did you get started running dogs? I was interested and nice people gave me a good taste.
What do you love most about running dogs? The dogs, the outdoors, the teamwork, the challenge.
Why did you enter the 2010 YQ300? What are your goals for the race? To finish with dignity.
Recent sled Dog Races: None

Travis Stagg

Residence: Fairbanks, AK
Nationality: American
Age: 37
Occupation: Physics Teacher Number of years running dogs: 5
How many dogs currently in your kennel? 17
Please share with us some stories about your dogs: I am actually borrowing some dogs from my handler's kennel.                       How did you get started running dogs? By a friend asking me to take care of her dogs.            What do you love most about running dogs? Their personalities and being able to travel with them. Why did you enter the 2010 YQ300? For the challenge and to avoid work for a few days.

Recent Sled Dog Races:

Mike King

Residence: Salcha, AK
Nationality: American
Age: 49 Occupation: Mushing tour guide/carpenter  Number of years running dogs: 20 How many dogs currently in your kennel? 45
Please share with us some stories about your dogs: Sniff, a 3 year old leader. How did you get started running dogs? I went to a race in Maine - had dogs a week later. What do you love most about running dogs? Being with the dogs. Why did you enter the 2010 YQ300? To have dogs ready for the Iditarod (for lease) and to win.                  Recent Sled Dog Races:

Harvey Williams

Residence: Allakaket, AK
Nationality: Koyukon Athabaskan
Age: 37
Number of years running dogs: 16
How many dogs currently in your kennel? 50
Kennel Name: Kami
Kennel bloodlines: Brooks and Erhart
Breeds include: AK Husky
How did you get started running dogs? I got tired of walking my trapline.
What do you love most about running dogs? Traveling with dogs during a full moon.
Why did you enter the 2010 YQ300? What are your goals for the race? To get across the finish line with a full string of happy dogs
Recent sled Dog Races:

Sven Haltman

Residence: Fairbanks, AK
Nationality: American/Swiss
Age: 32
Number of years running dogs: 10
How many dogs currently in your kennel? 43
Kennel Name: Himalaya Racing Team
Kennel bloodlines: Buser, King, Gebhardt
Breeds include: AK Husky
How did your kennel get its name? Living on Himalaya Road
Please share with us some stories about your dogs: My dogs just make me smile everyday.
How did you get started running dogs? I love dogs, cold, and snow.
What do you love most about running dogs? Seeing them turn into athletes
Why did you enter the 2010 YQ300? What are your goals for the race? To gain another 300 mile experience prior to the Iditarod.
Recent sled Dog Races: