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Embracing winter: ice fishing on the Kenai Peninsula
Fishing across the Kenai Peninsula this time of year is easy to find, you just have to drill…
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Snowfall increases avalanche danger in Turnagain Pass
Avalanche experts are warning people to stay away from high elevations for the next few days in the…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Lessons learned from Tierra del Fuego
People recreationally travel for many reasons, but most often it’s to see new places, do new things, eat…
Life
An Outdoor View: Bonefishing, Part 6
Author’s note: This column is the sixth in a series about fishing at Christmas Island in 1987. —…
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Refuge Notebook: A splash of yellow on the winter landscape
A few years ago I received a call about an odd, unidentifiable bird. This is not an abnormal…
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New years resolutions to receive big boost
Getting out and working on those New Year’s resolution fitness goals just got easier. With the start of…
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When bad conditions become challenging conditions
“It is not competing against yourself, or against other athletes, but it is ultimately the mountain that wins.…
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Doyle, Sexton open peninsula eyes to nearby backcountry skiing
Four hours of work for a 15-minute thrill may not sound like a reasonable payoff, but for backcountry…
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Refuge Notebook: Thanks to those who serve at the Refuge
Each year — and 2017 is no exception — I look back and am thankful for the many…
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An Outdoor View: Bonefishing, Part 5
Author’s note: This column is the fifth in a series about fishing at Christmas Island in 1987. —…
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Kayakers take their paddles indoors
Kayakers used to braving frigid Alaskan waters will get a chance to train in a more leisurely environment…
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The life-changing magic of being bad at things
The stubborn part of me keeps thinking I’ll find something I’m a prodigy at — that the first…
Life
The mythology of salmon
What’s your salmon story? Everyone seems to have one. It might be about the day you struggled a…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Alaska wild sheep and goats threatened by ‘Movi’
Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae isn’t a commonly used name in Alaska but this little pathogen has been a topic of…
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An Outdoor View: Bonefishing, Part 3
Author’s note: I recently came across a journal that I kept while on a trip to Christmas Island…
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Refuge Notebook: Banded birds know no borders
One of the epic moments for any waterfowl hunter is the discovery of a bird band on the…
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Friday night broomball ready to roll
There is good and bad news regarding the upcoming Friday night Broomball League season in Soldotna. We’ll start…
Life
Getting full look at shrinking Harding Icefield is worth it
There’s something as big as the island of Maui on the Kenai Peninsula that many locals have not…
Life
Mapping the unknown with a new friend
I met someone recently. Their name is Strava. Although our relationship is still very new, there is a…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Why northern pike are bad for the Kenai Peninsula
The history of northern pike in Southcentral Alaska is murky, but it goes something like this. Pike are…