Expanding your lexicon for names in nature
Columnist Christine Cunningham shares some of the highlights of her quest to improve her outdoors vocabulary.
Outdoors/Adventure
“Send help now”: Two mushers describe the events that led to their rescue from the Kobuk 440 race trail
Jeff King feared freezing to death. Philip Hanke was out of food and bogged down in snow. Both pressed the SOS button in the season-ending sled dog race.
Stacks of snow still remain in the Interior, but not everyone is chagrined
The lasting snowpack will be ideal for April fishing, snowmachining and trips into the backcountry.
Multiple avalanches and continuing danger will keep Hatcher Pass Road closed through weekend
It’s the most extreme avalanche closure in the area in about 40 years, said an Alaska Department of Transportation official.
As investigation into fatal helicopter crash gathers speed, survivor says he is open to interview
The National Transportation Safety Board isn’t expected to issue a report on the heli-skiing accident that killed five until next week.
Listen up, trappers: There is no excuse for making a set of any kind at a multi-user recreational site
It may be legal to set a trap 50 feet from a parking area for multi-use activities, but it’s reckless and wrong.
Love is building a new duck blind
In the spring, a man’s fancy may turn to thoughts of mallards and pintails — and the quality time spent watching and waiting for them, sometimes without ever firing a shot.
Knik Glacier’s biking boom is drawing hundreds into backcountry once tough to reach
After years of steady growth, Knik Glacier has exploded as a destination this winter, especially for fat-tire cyclists.
State to acquire wetlands habitat along Kasilof River with federal grant
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approved a grant of about $340,000 for the project through its National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant program.
Others in heli-ski group witnessed avalanche that buried Fairbanks skier near Matanuska Glacier
The group members recovered 40-year-old Erin Lee — who was equipped with avalanche safety gear — from the slide debris, troopers said. She was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
2 hours lapsed between last signal and overdue report on fatal Alaska helicopter flight
Investigators are looking into the delay and whether any of the five people found dead initially survived the Saturday crash above Knik Glacier. There was one survivor.
Sweet, adorable Rigby at 6 months: 60 pounds of muscle, fur and criminal intent
“Training plans” with Labradors can go sideways quickly when a chicken sandwich enters the picture.
The key to continued mushing in Alaska isn’t the Iditarod. It’s a robust sprint-racing community where kids can learn about dogs.
Kids love dogs, and dogs love to pull. What better place to spend a weekend in the winter than a sprint mushing race?
As the longest winter ever nears an end (we think), conflicting perspectives abound
Feeling trapped in Alaska during a pandemic. Happy to be in Alaska during a pandemic. Both things can be true at once, columnist Alli Harvey writes.
While we wait for migrating birds to join us, let’s appreciate the effort of their travels
From early guests like snow buntings to Arctic tern, these avian explorers travel thousands of miles each year.
Going for walks — even reluctantly — can help disrupt a sedentary pandemic lifestyle
If you feel like you’ve been moving less during the pandemic, you’re not alone. Something as simple as going for a walk regularly can help you get back to a state of equilibrium.
Leaving your gun on the toilet and other misadventures in hunting and shooting
Columnist Steve Meyer shares some of his mishaps with firearms with the hope you can avoid them.
Denali National Park to offer ‘unique’ expanded private vehicle access this summer
The move follows changes to park road access that began last year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
16 teams finish inaugural Scary Tree 50, a 50-mile snowmachine race for kids
Racers ranging in age from 6 to 12 raced 200cc snowmachines and were escorted by adults.
Man reports falling through ice at Portage Lake, prompting warning
The incident served as a stark reminder of the dangers of traveling on the frozen glacial lake that officials say has seen more usage this season.