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.
Outdoors/Adventure
How do you keep an aging hunting dog happy and healthy? Try leaving the young one at home
The opening day of the hunting season has always belonged to Winchester, the English setter with a world-class nose, and it will again this year.
‘Bear spray quite possibly saved his life': 71-year-old man survives brown bear attack in Kodiak
The brown bear mauled Donald Zimmerman and then charged him again, but Zimmerman was able to use his bear spray and “that scared the bear off for good,” a Kodiak wildlife biologist said.
A close look: Bears fish for salmon on the Kenai River
Fish and Game officials urge caution to keep wildlife from associating people with food.
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.
As Alaska’s fall bird-hunting seasons approach, a pair of aging bird dogs are ready to return to the field
They may be slower and their outings may be shorter, but good hunting dogs help create memories that last forever.
An abbreviated 2020 Youth Employment in Parks program improves Tour of Anchorage trail
The summer program for teens age 16-19 normally runs for 10 weeks but was cut in half because of the pandemic.
A conversation about an old gun sparks memories of a childhood spent outdoors
More people are spending time in the outdoors these days, and that's a good thing even if it means you have to climb higher or hike farther to find solitude.
New volume collects harrowing tales of Alaska misadventures and narrow escapes
Book review: Chris Lundgren has put together a remarkable book covering boat sinkings, plane crashes, wildlife encounters, hypothermia and various examples of being lost and endangered.
Bristol Bay setnetters get their hands dirty (and sometimes lose a finger) to put salmon on your dinner table
It's hard, muddy work, but it comes with fewer monetary risks than gillnet fishing.
Photos: Dipnetting during a pandemic
Some salmon catchers were wearing masks this week at the mouth of the Kenai River, but mostly it was situation normal for the popular annual opening.
After poor returns, state prepares to close Kenai River to king salmon fishing early this year
Commercial set-net sites will also close in upper Cook Inlet.
Sierra Club faces the white-supremacist history of founder John Muir
The group is speaking out against an environmental icon who fought to preserve nature and disparaged African Americans and Native Americans.
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.
When the water is rough, sometimes it’s easier to stomach flapjacks than flatfish
Some might say saltwater fishing separates the tough from the weak, but even the tough can get seasick.
Bristol Bay is different this summer, but the health and safety precautions taken by fisheries are working
Naknek is not running COVID scared, it's just being fishery conscious.
What you can learn about Anchorage by biking 32 miles on the new ‘Moose Loop'
The route roughly connects the Coastal, Ship Creek, Campbell Creek and Chester Creek trails in the shape of what can — with some squinting — be seen as the outline of a moose.
A glimpse of wildlife tells you all is right in the world
A moose with a calf, a hawk in the sky, a talkative marmot -- such sights are the highlight of any outing.
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.
Jack, a retriever who didn’t retrieve, was a goof and a butthead. He was his own dog — and then, yours.
The best hunting dog isn't the one that always obeys on command. The best hunting dog is simply by your side as you learn and live together.