Outdoors/Adventure

Another man aboard the boat swam to shore and was picked up by friends, Alaska State Troopers said.

The 38-year-old topped the previous record with more than two weeks to spare.

Taylor started running as a way to escape the sorrow of the death of her husband and now enjoys racing with her son Josh.

Mammoth Cave National Park created an ad out of visitors’ criticisms after it was ranked “one of the most disappointing U.S. attractions.”

Drinking meltwater directly from a glacier doesn’t generally pose a health risk, said a physics professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

After years of legal battles and debate, the National Park Service has decided to treat e-bikes more like regular bicycles than motorized vehicles.

A group of 15 office workers left Friday morning for Mount Shavano’s summit in Colorado’s Chaffee County, but only 14 returned, search and rescue officials said.

Fish and Game said it will continue to monitor escapement numbers but does not anticipate easing the restrictions.

“If wasn’t for my dad, I wouldn’t be here right now,” Tyler Johnson said.

The 32-year-old man was injured by the bear as well as a gunshot as the hunter and his partner tried to stop the attack Saturday, Alaska State Troopers said.

Fishing for the species has been slow as the calendar turns to August.

The Dunleavy administration lifted the 19-year-old ban in 2020, but four nonprofits are suing to restore it.

As more people use electric-assisted bicycles, scooters and other new forms of “micromobility” devices on Anchorage’s trails, city officials are rethinking how to regulate the changing technology.

Norris, who set a course record at Mount Marathon earlier this month, won Saturday by less than a minute.

Surfers ride the tidal phenomenon

Essay: The value of things made by hand.

For two decades, the Swiss skier tackled some of the most difficult mountain faces around the world. “If you are afraid,” he said, “it’s over.”

While the 200-mile solo edition is still grueling, the relay options in the race from Sheep Mountain Lodge to Valdez have helped draw in bikers who might want to tackle a shorter distance.

The round-the-clock fishery will continue for nearly two weeks.

“His presence in our lives for 14 years, the gift he gave us while teaching us how to live in the moment and how to fall hopelessly in love with the country he lived for is as good as it gets,” writes outdoor columnist Steve Meyer of his beloved dog.

The project brings 3 miles of singletrack trails that have generally only been available on the south and west sides of town.

Pamela Waaser was trying to get back into the raft when she succumbed on June 24, troopers said.

Troopers said none of the three incidents are related, and that a man and a boy who were killed in separate accidents were both wearing helmets at the time.