5 years after conquering an Iron Man triathlon, the lessons learned live on
Accepting help, planning, enduring the training, getting through race-day surprises and setting your own goals can propel you through 140.6 miles of racing.
After a joyous summer, the approach of winter provides time to ponder and appreciate stillness
It’s getting thrillingly cold, the kind of cold that reminds you that you live way up north.
Alaska hiking 101: Beware the ‘seductively close’ end of the trail
Hiking a mile in the mountains isn’t the same as walking an asphalt mile. Wishful thinking can make a quarter-mile seem like a full mile.
Bomber Traverse is a spectacular and terrifying way to experience fall in Alaska
It’s steep and it’s scary, but the views will blow your mind.
Here comes winter and the prospect of more hunkering down. We will survive.
The outdoors gave us a place to stay connected in the summer. It can in the winter too.
An appeal for more kindness, after a late-night encounter with noisy campers
We decide every day whether to do small, good things — a compliment, a small favor, a smile at a stranger, a kindness over the phone, writes columnist Alli Harvey.
Bikepacking in a thunderstorm is a refreshing break from real life
The fear of a thunderstorm parked overhead is a more focused fear than fear of an amorphous virus, columnist Alli Harvey writes.
A good citizen during COVID-19, but only after a good run
Running is what keeps columnist Alli Harvey feeling any semblance of herself while she's been otherwise quarantined.
After leaving the center of everything for the middle of nowhere, an Alaska transplant feels right at home
A jog at Kincaid Park evokes an appreciation for deep ties to an adopted community.
Take it from a klutz: ATVing is fun, even for those prone to plodding
A day trip to Knik Glacier on a four-wheeler feels like a vacation, once you figure out the throttle.
She’s a gardener now, and has the Croc tan to prove it
In previous summers, the call of the mountains was greater than the desire to stay home and weed.
A two-day escape to a cabin puts a cellphone in its place
Being obsessed with your phone keeps you in touch, but it can also keep you from seeing the world around you.