A GOOD ONE LOST - Larry 'Cowboy' Smith, seen here arriving into Dawson City during the 1990 Yukon Quest, died earlier this week. Photo by Whitehorse Star - Whitehorse, Yukon 
Yukon loses an 'unforgettable character'
Larry “Cowboy” Smith, known for his dog mushing, rodeo days and as a trapliner, died early this week.
"He was everywhere," Frank Turner, who ran several Yukon Quests alongside Smith, said Thursday. "A lot of people, if you chronicled his life, people would think you were inventing stuff.
"Larry walked his own path. He was a tremendous Yukoner. Jim Robb recognized that years ago. He recognized that Larry was very special."
Smith was an "iconic figure" in so many ways in respect to dogs, said Turner.
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