Moose, bears, sled dogs wolves, whales oh my: Alaska offers many adventures to check off.
As we at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge seek to know about the living things that call this place home, we come across many interesting… Continue reading
I’m still trying to find out where I belong in Homer. You’d think after nine months on the peninsula that I’d have some idea of… Continue reading
Note: In celebration of the Refuge’s 80th year, the Refuge Notebook articles will periodically feature stories from past members of the refuge team reflecting back… Continue reading
The winter solstice fell on a beautiful Tuesday last month. I woke up to flickers of sunshine peeking through the gaps in the curtains and… Continue reading
“You know,” he said, “we used to groom the ski trails by packing them down with snowshoes.”
Just a few weeks ago, on Dec. 16, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge turned 80.
Over the five years that I’ve written Tangled Up In Blue, a lot has happened that seems so insignificant now.
Whether or not we care about these tiny animals themselves, fish depend on them as food.
Celebrating 80 years of refuge
I’m used to the cold, but Alaska’s darkness has proved difficult to get used to. In my hometown in Idaho temperatures used to drop below… Continue reading
Touching down, we could feel the widened skids sink, yet securely, on what was a soggy layer of peat. With a nod from the pilot,… Continue reading
I didn’t run any marathons this past month, despite three months of semiserious training. The Space Coast Marathon went off in Orlando the Saturday after… Continue reading
This past summer, I was working on a project outside of Fairbanks. While I was there, I stayed with my cousin. Upon arriving, I could… Continue reading
The 49-year-old mother of two and longtime Juneau resident swam Saturday for more than half an hour.
If you don’t have your own tree lot, harvest trees on public lands.
I’m not sure which one of us was more excited about the fresh snow, my ski partner or me. We rushed out the front door… Continue reading
There’s a good chance I may be in the minority on this one, but I love winter. Most people I know prefer summer and shoulder… Continue reading
Do you want to know what I’ve been looking forward to the most since moving to Alaska? Snow! I love snow. Driving in it? OK,… Continue reading
With the new snow and temperatures dipping into the single digits, you might find yourself hunkering down or replacing your summer outdoor gear for winter… Continue reading
