Alaskans line the Kenai River’s mouth to dipnet for sockeye salmon
When the fishing is good - and it was good on Thursday morning - the scene is prime Alaska.
Outdoors/Adventure
Summit snacks and dreams of lawn chairs lead to a women’s speed record in the Chugach front range
Julianne Dickerson, Abby Jahn and April McAnly climbed a dozen peaks taller than 5,000 feet in less than 24 hours.
Kenai River sockeye salmon returns steady but not spectacular as peak of run arrives
More than twice as many sockeye salmon have been counted in the Kenai River through mid-July this year over last year.
Injured hiker, companion rescued from ridge near Girdwood after 30-foot fall
The 22-year-old from Anchorage spent the night outside ‘curled up in a ball’ after falling from a ridge.
Mountain biking — try it, you might rock it
Southcentral Alaska’s trails are inviting, and riding them on a mountain bike or fat bike is like a mini-vacation on wheels.
Swan Lake Fire may have ruined a weekend, but there is relief that it finally happened
When millions of acres of remote forest becomes tinder, wildfires are the norm — and part of the natural process.
Thousands of salmon dipnetters are crowding Kenai beaches, most from out of town. Here’s how to be a good guest.
Do: See the sights and spend some cash. Don’t: Trample the dunes and trash the beaches.
As Alaska burns, acts of caring — for yourself, and for others — might save your sanity
Drink lots of water, play outside and do something nice as you try to escape the smoke, the heat and the politics.
Kenai River dipnetting opens Wednesday - and fish counts are promising
The annual sockeye salmon fishery is expected to bring thousands of dipnetters to Kenai.
What do you do with bird dogs in the offseason? Love them, play with them, get to know them.
Spending quality time with your bird dog when not hunting is the most helpful thing you can do to prepare for hunting season.
‘The luckiest man in the world’
Anchorage’s George Wooliver celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by climbing Flattop Mountain with three generations of family and friends.
Eating shellfish you’ve harvested yourself is risky - and can be deadly
In Southeast Alaska this summer, researchers have seen extremely high levels of harmful toxins in mussels and clams plucked from beaches.
Popular trail on private land near Eagle River’s Mount Baldy closed to the public
A former homestead where the “backside” Mount Baldy trail is located will likely be turned into a private development.
Is Alaska a good place for a big-game hunter? Yes and no.
It might be cheaper and easier to hunt elsewhere. But those places don’t have the beauty and scope of Alaska.
Come to Alaska for the winters. Stay for the summers.
Maybe it’s the long, dark winters that makes an Alaska summer so wonderful.
Join the Russian River crowd for the guarantee of salmon, or fish in peace with much lower odds?
Sometimes fishing isn’t about catching fish, writes columnist Christine Cunningham.
Bee kind to Alaska’s pollinators (but it’s OK to smack a wasp)
They might make you nervous, but bees are an essential part of the ecosystem.
This year’s Slam’n Salm’n Derby winner is a commercial fisherman who hits Ship Creek on his time off
Robert George III won this year’s Anchorage fishing derby with a 30.35-pound king salmon.
Ecuadorian climber breaks Denali speed record — on snowshoes
Karl Egloff trimmed four minutes off Kilian Jornet’s 2014 speed record by making it to the top of the 20,310-foot peak and back down again in 11 hours, 44 minutes.
Invasive elodea prompts closure of Susitna Valley lakes
The plant often hitches rides on boat propellers, in bilge water and on floatplane floats.