Backcounty Ski Racer Embraces the North Shalane Frost has won pretty much every ultra-distance ski race in Alaska. In March alone this year, she cleaned up in the…
Alaska’s true king of the uplands by Joe Jackson This is a tale of two spruce grouse, and it begins in mid-September. The dawn is stingingly cold and…
Big federal parks are a draw for many, but state parks are often local favorites. Alaska has over three million acres of state parks, more than any other…
Omnibus bill brought the designation The Chilkoot Trail—made famous by the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush that lured over 100,000 miners north to Skagway and the Yukon—is now a…
Appreciating Alaska’s parks and other public lands I live in Alaska because I was born and raised here, and it will always feel like home. But I stay…
Alaska’s Other Gold A decade ago in late July, my wife, MC, was picking salmonberries at the edge of the forest on Admiralty Island when she startled a…
In Search of the Porcupine Caribou Herd Text by Doris Hausleitner Images by Peter Mather We peer out at the Yukon River from the dusty roads of Dawson…
Glaciers are Alive connects young audiences to wonders In her latest book, released in May 2023, Alaskan author Debbie Miller introduces young readers to the fascinating world of…
July brings the height of Alaska’s busy wildfire season. At this time, lightning, dry vegetation, long hours of warm daylight, and human activities all conspire to light new…