You’re rummaging in the attic, in great grandma’s steamer trunk, and you come upon a dusty old packet of garden balsam seeds. An heirloom! This… Continue reading
Last June, I was enjoying the sun while listening to music at the Kenai River Festival. If I hadn’t been sitting (and it had nothing… Continue reading
More trails may be coming soon to the Tsalteshi Trails system. The nonprofit Tsalteshi Trails Association, which maintains about 25 kilometers of trails in a… Continue reading
While mindlessly surfing the Net the other day, I got to thinking about distractions. According to Macmillan Dictionary, a distraction is “something that gets your… Continue reading
It’s spring! I celebrate this fact in the sun warming my back, the drip, drip, drip of water melting off the roof, and the patchwork… Continue reading
Local climbers gained a new foothold on the central peninsula April 8 with the opening of an indoor bouldering wall in Soldotna’s River City Wellness… Continue reading
For some avid anglers, even the prolific fishing opportunities in the Last Frontier are sometimes not enough. That was true for Soldotna resident Bruce King,… Continue reading
Move over, tempeh, tofu, miso, soy sauce, soy milk and other processed soy foods. Make way for edamame. This is the soybean in its most… Continue reading
I skied Resurrection Trail from Hope to Cooper Landing, a fun adventure that I haven’t done in several years. On both trips, I saw lots… Continue reading
Judging by the increasing use of robots, in a few years they’ll be doing pretty much everything. Imagine a halibut-fishing charter in, say, 2027. You’ll… Continue reading
By JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press PHOENIX — Backpacking is a great way to enjoy the outdoors with the added bonus of getting a little exercise.… Continue reading
Elodea, the first nonnative submersed freshwater plant to invade Alaska, was discovered on the Kenai Peninsula in late 2012. We now know that a hybrid… Continue reading
I am fascinated by how plants and animals are named. Elodea, the first submersed freshwater invasive plant to infest Alaska, was named by the famous… Continue reading
The good news is that Elodea, the first submerged freshwater invasive plant to make it to Alaska, may be gone from the Kenai Peninsula. Last… Continue reading
The most popular element in landscape design is color, but texture is another important building block. Texture in gardening can be seen as well as… Continue reading
By KIM COOK Associated Press A hike in the woods or a stroll through a preserve or park can be enhanced by a good trail… Continue reading
It’s sad when your children die before you do, but it’s also sad when you outlive your friends. On Mar. 25, 2017, Howard Van Ness,… Continue reading
As March becomes a distant memory, time does remain for some end-of-the-season skiing or snowshoeing before spring finally decides to roll into town. I’ve been… Continue reading
There were only two rules at the Freddie’s Midnight Run dog sled race through the Caribou Hills on Saturday — be nice and don’t cheat.… Continue reading
My first experience with river otters began in the mid-1960s as an “older” — just out of the military — university student. I was approved… Continue reading