Outdoors/Adventure

For years, South Anchorage residents have used informal trails that run through the undeveloped area — land also critical to Potter Marsh’s thriving wildlife habitat.

The Bureau of Land Management said complaints about unleashed dogs have grown. For safety reasons, it’s warning users at the popular site that they could receive a $130 ticket.

Two dogs from Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey’s kennel died and several more were badly injured in the Nov. 17 incident near Cantwell on the Denali Highway.

Scientists say an average skier generates about 200 watts of heat on each ski while gliding.

The incident that left two sled dogs dead and several others injured occurred on the Denali Highway. Troopers said Friday that the snowmachine operator received a citation.

Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman sided with four conservation groups that alleged the Alaska Department of Fish and Game overstepped its powers when it repealed a ban.

Four other dogs were injured in the collision Friday evening but the musher was not hurt, Alaska State Troopers said.

After about seven decades at the Tozier Track on Tudor Road in Anchorage, the organization has opened a new clubhouse nearby.

The cost of the annual passes, currently $60, will increase to $75 starting on Jan. 1.

Sub-freezing temperatures and clear skies made for rare skating conditions in the alpine area surrounding Anchorage.

Even though he’s retired from competitive skating, Messing still skates professionally and was joined by his family on the ice sheet tucked in the Chugach Mountains on Wednesday.

An experienced adventurer knew the ice was thin before he skated at Westchester Lagoon. He didn’t expect to break through — but he was prepared just in case, he said.

Joshua Randich’s wing collapsed during a flight Sunday near Mount Magnificent in the Eagle River Valley. A friend was taking photos and videos of him when he disappeared from sight.

The shutdown could impede or halt access to national park lands, campgrounds and other services, federal agency plans show.

Alaska’s congressional delegation objected to U.S. Education Department guidance that they worried would endanger hunter and archery programs in schools.

The annual autumn races, sponsored by the Arctic Bicycle Club, are drawing hundreds of riders, from kids on striders to competitive athletes on high-end bikes.

Along with Petr Kellner, one of Europe’s richest men, the 2021 crash in the Chugach Mountains near Palmer killed two well-known American guides, a French snowboarder and the Alaska-based pilot.

Viewers scanning the park’s video feeds for a glimpse of its famous brown bears pointed authorities to a distressed hiker who walked into the frame.

The three projects are linked to the Alaska Traverse, the new name for a 500-mile proposed system formerly known as the Alaska Long Trail.

Around 600 competitors faced what the race director called the wettest edition of the race in its 32 years.

See our favorite photos from Thursday evening’s bore tide.

Leszek Naziemiec has swum in Arctic and Antarctic waters, but called the Yukon journey his “greatest swim.”

Many of the assaults occurred near the Basher Drive Trailhead on the Anchorage Hillside. Police believe the attacks were likely perpetuated by a single suspect who was in custody Friday.