AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: ALASKA EXCURSIONS
Coastline at the edge of Anchorage
Frozen ground with no snow means much of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge is accessible to walkers. Explore the shoreline southwest of the city in this Excursion.
September 2009
There's a reason Flattop Mountain is one of the most popular destinations in Chugach State Park. The views are spectacular, especially as the season changes from fall to winter.
August 2009
The newly-built North Face Trail climbs Mount Alyeska between the tram terminals.
JUNE 2009
Explore the Winner Creek trail
Explore the Winner Creek Trail, in Girdwood, which takes hikers over boardwalks, gravel and steps on the easy lower portion near the Hotel Alyeska. The upper trail climbs higher in the Chugach Mountains toward Winner Creek Pass before descending to the Twentymile River.
APRIL 2009
Before the warm weather melts Portage Lake it's possible to ski the crusty snow out to striking Portage Glacier. Get a close look at the blue ice formations in this day trip.
April 2009
The train to Whittier - the only way in or out
After a rockslide buried the only highway access to Whittier recently, the AK Railroad began free, temporary passenger service in and out of the town on Prince William Sound. See the views of the trip down Turnagain Arm and into Whittier and hear its residents describe their tenuous connection to life on the other side of the highway tunnel in this Excursion.
JANUARY 2009
Anchorage and Mat-Su have seen temps at 15 to 30 below zero for most of two weeks. But high pressure and clear skies reveal Alaska in its best light. Get out and see it in this "Excursion" slide show.
DECEMBER 2008
Good early winter snowfall has made conditions great for cross country skiing the trails in Chugach State Park. Take a look at the sights from Prospect Heights, the Eagle River Nature Center and see the peaks of Glen Alps by moonlight in this Excursion.
OCTOBER 2008
A steep hike up Falls Creek in Chugach State Park in autumn passes through beautiful birch forest, across colorful tundra and up to snowy mountain
AUGUST 2008
Photographer Marc Lester takes another excursion through the Southcentral landscape with a trip to breathtaking Pioneer Peak.
JUNE 2008
The small eastern Prince William Sound city of a few more than 2,000 residents is accessible only by boat or airplane, yet at this time of year it resembles a bustling metropolis as the home port of the Copper River flats commercial salmon fleet.
MAY 2008
A mid-May bike ride in the Matanuska Valley was a combination of beautiful scenery and brutal wind.
APRIL 2008
Hundreds of people made the trek to Curry this year on the Nordic Ski Association of Anchorage Ski Train.
Check out images from the 2010 Iditarod from the other side of the sled at any point on the trail.
2010 State high school basketball tournament
We're covering every game we can during this week's tournament at the Sullivan Arena, but if you want to be sure to get your favorite player or team some shine, submit your own photo.
When Anchorage residents woke up Tuesday morning, much of what they left when they went to bed was covered in snow. As the city digs itself, check out images of what the snow did to the area.
Fur Rendezvous through the years
Since its inception in the late 1930s, Fur Rondy has been the premiere winter carnival in Alaska. Share your photos from as far back as possible to contribute to our already large reader gallery.
Check out scenes from the 14th Ski for Women race, the annual event held at Kincaid Park on Super Bowl Sunday for those not obsessed with football.
Take a look at life in and around the house in Eagle River that is headquarters for Church of the Flaming Funk. The group gathers there to create original and rehearse their fire performances.
Hot water and great pies: Takotna has what mushers need
Checkpoint Takotna on the Iditarod trail is a favorite rest spot for many mushers. Good location, tasty food and delicious pies are all there.
Iditarod musher and cancer patient Pat Moon
Iditarod rookie Pat Moon of Chicago shares his story before the Restart in Willow on Sunday, Mar. 7, 2010. Moon has decided to follow his dream of running the 1,000-mile sled dog race and has postponed his treatment for cancer.
Anchorage's Airport Railroad Terminal
The upstairs terminal is empty in the Bill Sheffield Alaska Railroad Depot at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. The facility used to be available for hosting events over the winter, but now remains closed from mid-September to mid-May.
Ketchikan artist Ray Troll has 20 paintings and five murals on display at the "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway" exhibit in Seattle. Shells, skulls, bones, impressions and other fossils make up the collection, and are part of a book, also titled, "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway," written by paleontologist Kirk Johnson and illustrated by Troll.
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