Life
Refuge Notebook: One thing leads to another: Big-ear radix snails on the Kenai Peninsula
“Sometimes one thing leads to another.” This is a quote from a Refuge Notebook article I had written…
Life
Rain putting a damper on summer, fall activities
If it seems like the fall season in Alaska is upon us, you’d be wrong. Technically. Technically, autumn…
Life
Weekend 9-11 rodeo to pay tribute to veterans, police, servicemen
With the 16th anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11 approaching, the men and women who commit…
Life
An Outdoor View: How to catch silvers
Early this week, I was fishing for Kenai River silvers from a neighbor’s dock in Sterling. It felt…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Mystery solved!
Earlier this spring, while passing a recently fallowed hay field, I noticed some large white birds wandering through…
Life
Mountain goats and milkshakes: the summer to-do list
I crossed a few things off my summer bucket list this week, including mountain goats and milkshakes. The…
Life
The loon
You’ve probably seen it already: a solitary yellow leaf on the sidewalk or the surface of a pond,…
Life
Refuge Notebook: How invasive plants invade the landscape
I just returned from the Dalton Highway, a thousand-mile road trip from Soldotna that can take as long…
Life
Refuge Notebook: The trick to counting mountain goats
The dart was in and the helicopter veered off to give some time for the capture drugs to…
Life
An Outdoor View: Harbor talk
Author’s note: This column first appeared in the Clarion in 1993. It’s as true today as ever. —…
Life
SUP on the Kenai
Don’t be afraid of the cold water. With proper balance, getting wet is not necessary while stand-up paddleboarding.…
News
Fishing report: Silvers abound, trout fishing heats up
Cars packed the parking lot at Cunningham Park in Kenai on Tuesday just after noon. Down on the…
Life
Tsalteshi: single and ready to mingle
Tsalteshi Trails continues to grow with the addition of a new singletrack trail section. Currently, work is being…
Life
Out of the Office: Beliefs, perceptions and the summits of Cooper Landing
I send photos from my hikes to family members, and this summer, my 3-year-old nephew had seen enough.…
Life
An Outdoor View: Close call
Author’s note: This column first appeared in the June 8, 1990, edition of “The Tides,” a Clarion supplement.…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Could you win the Alaska Lottery?
Winning an Alaska lottery is the ultimate experience of a lifetime. Although it may not be a lottery…
Life
What to do: Hope
The former gold-mining village of Hope is found nestled against the Chugach National Forest, and although it may…
Opinion
Long live the Salmon Run Series
The sun peeked through the July clouds just long enough for me and 100 other people to run…
Life
An Outdoor View: Grandkids
Earlier this month, Brady Allred, 14, a grandson from Everett, Wash., came for a two-week stay with my…
Life
Canning your catch
If the fishing is good, it’s important to keep in mind how to preserve salmon for when the…