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Summit inspires generation of climbers
SISTERS, Ore. (AP) — As first-time climber Adam Rosalez stood in the shadow of Oregon’s third-tallest mountain on…
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Welcome to the bear show
Last summer, my boyfriend Bjorn and I went for a three-day sun-drenched kayak trip at Admiralty Island’s Windfall…
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Refuge Notebook: Bird checklist of the Kenai Flats – It’s about time
My favorite place to birdwatch, or “bird,” on the Kenai Peninsula is the Kenai Flats. “The Flats” are…
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An Outdoor View: Long Live the King
On Aug. 8, I attended the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Kenai. One of the films really…
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Truly efficient paddling takes practice, patience
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Anyone can move a canoe, kayak or stand-up paddleboard over the water, but precious…
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Refuge Notebook: A journey through botanical time
While understanding the ecological system of the place where you work and inhabit is an invaluable, lengthy process,…
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Bees aren’t the only pollinators you can attract
The dramatic loss of honeybees to changing land use, viruses and pesticides is alarming, and they are irreplaceable…
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Once more into the wild
GARDINER, Mont. (AP) — Mike Yochim asked for help up from a blue chair in his living room…
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Restoring snowmobile history
CASPER, Wyo. — One of the snowmobiles looks a little like a 1970s space-pod with tracks. A rider…
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Refuge Notebook: Scottish kids help restore cabins on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
In the summer of 2006 I was fortunate enough to meet Gary Titus and so began the story…
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An Outdoor View: Fast fishing
Author’s note: This week’s column first appeared Nov. 13, 1987, in “The Tides,” a Clarion supplement. By looking…
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Refuge Notebook: Geologists determine age of Bluff Point Landslide
Many Homerites remember when they first came down the Sterling Highway and stopped at the Baycrest Overlook. The…
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An Outdoor View: Wondering what fish want
Besides the question all men have, “What do women want?” another question keeps nagging at me. What do…
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Packrafting sees boom in popularity
BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS, Mont. — As Scott Bosse launched his packraft in Youngs Creek, it felt as if…
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Rocky Mountain National Park offers spectacular views
ESTES PARK, Colo. — No adjectives can do Rocky Mountain National Park justice. The jagged snow-draped peaks, rocky…
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Refuge Notebook: Spruce mast events – feast or famine
Peer out the window or take a walk around the neighborhood asking yourself if the spruce trees bear…
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Refuge Notebook: Wind carries insidious exotic plant seeds
Roses are red, violets are blue, but what are all the yellow flowers along Kalifornsky Beach Road?! Along…
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DNA tests to start on zoo’s bison
HUTCHINSON, — Across developed Kansas, with its roads and communities, homes and farms, it’s hard to imagine that…
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Wilderness lakes offer escapes from masses
BEND, Ore. — With so many recreation-minded visitors descending on Central Oregon this summer, I’m almost hesitant to…