Winter survival guide: Pile on the layers and resist hygge until after you’ve been outside
Winter is like a needy teenager, writes columnist Alli Harvey. It requires more from you than other seasons.
Outdoors/Adventure
Playing mom to three newborn pups is a stinky, dirty, never-ending job
They wake up and scream for food every couple of hours. The formula must be right. The temperature needs to be consistent. And remember: Whatever you put into a puppy comes out the other end.
Hunter dies after falling from canoe in Southeast Alaska
The man fell 150 yards offshore. He wore a float coat and floated near shore, where his son pulled him out.
If you venture to places where trappers may work, keep your dog close
Expectations of safety rest on your shoulders, not on government regulations, writes columnist Steve Meyer.
In the Valley, a farm-to-trail link increases recreational opportunities
The Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center has been a fixture for more than 100 years, and now its roads connect with trails in the Matanuska Greenbelt.
Ice looks nice, but it’s not thick enough to be hot-mopped by city
Ice needs to be 10 to 12 inches thick before the city will send vehicles onto it.
Photos: The ice is fine for skating at Potter Marsh
Cold and little snow have set the stage for good early-season ice skating in some places, but Southcentral skaters should still be alert for thin ice on deeper bodies of water.
The snow is here, and few are happier than dogs and their drivers
Iditarod entries are down, but there are plenty of dogs on the trails now that snow is here.
Sometimes, a hunting trip is about getting to know the country
While grieving a lost pet, columnist Christine Cunningham found comfort — but no deer — on a Kodiak hunting trip.
Search for climbers’ remains on peak near Juneau suspended
The terrain around the remains of two climbers who died eight months ago while scaling the Mendenhall Towers is still too treacherous to access, rescue officials said.
I hate the gym, but I love that it helps get my dad out of the house
I hate the gym a little less when I look over and see my dad on the bike pedaling away, writes columnist Alli Harvey.
Camp cooking can make everyone feel like a culinary artist
There is no place where game meat tastes better than in camp after an often long and arduous pursuit
Give everyone a shot at Nelchina caribou, but give non-motorized locals a head start
Columnist John Schandelmeier says his idea for regulating Unit 13 hunting would achieve a local advantage without cutting anyone from the picture.
Mountain bikers get more singletrack trails at Mirror Lake
A summer project added 2.75 miles to the Mirror Lake trail system, which now offers 5 miles of singletrack bike trails.
Some Alaskans can hunt Nelchina caribou. Others can’t. Why?
Fair and equitable are two words which don't necessarily fit into the hunt scenario in Unit 13, and there's a reason why, writes columnist John Schandelmeier.
With all the bad news, turn your attention to the great Alaska outdoors
A story about going for a run may seem frivolous compared to one about a shooting, but both depict life in Alaska, and the human experience overall.
‘Leave no trace’ includes keeping your hunting locations a secret
It’s taken a long time for me to build a relationship with the mountains, and the more I visit them the more attached I become.
3.5 million pounds of Alaska moose meat goes into freezers each year
People go a long way and spend a lot of money to pursue Alaska’s most-hunted animal because it’s a tradition for many.
Debris slide closes road into Denali National Park at Igloo
The park service said Thursday that debris fell onto the road at Mile 38, the same location as a 2013 slide.
Entering a footrace? Please mute your late-90s pop (and other tunes)
It's presumptuous to think you know what other runners around you want to listen to, columnist Alli Harvey writes.