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A lot of design goes into those helpful park and trail maps
By KIM COOK Associated Press A hike in the woods or a stroll through a preserve or park…
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An Outdoor View: Friends
It’s sad when your children die before you do, but it’s also sad when you outlive your friends.…
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Refuge Notebook: Breaking in Marsh Lake Trail
As March becomes a distant memory, time does remain for some end-of-the-season skiing or snowshoeing before spring finally…
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Freddie’s Midnight Runners
There were only two rules at the Freddie’s Midnight Run dog sled race through the Caribou Hills on…
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Refuge Notebook: River otters always a pleasure to observe in the wild
My first experience with river otters began in the mid-1960s as an “older” — just out of the…
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Ice skating meets dancing at local performance
The Soldotna Regional Sports Complex figure skating team will be dancing their way across the ice Sunday at…
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Refuge notebook: A brief history of mountain goat population management on the Kenai Peninsula
Mountain goats are found throughout the Kenai Mountains, including lands managed by the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. While…
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An outdoor view: Coming full circle
The other day, I looked in the mirror and saw a man who isn’t the same fishing nut…
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A walkthrough of a first Alaska hike
It turns out there are over 9,000 steps to taking your first Alaska hike. Step one, two and…
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An Outdoor View: The joys of not knowing
While wondering what I was going to write about this week, I got to thinking about ignorance. Ignorance…
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Refuge notebook: March Madness – Alaska style
As many eyes turn to their television sets this week to watch the 7-10 match up between the…
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Garden Club talk seeds, soil and sprouts
The sights, sounds and temperatures of spring may still be at least a few weeks away, but for…
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Tight Lines: In search of the privileged moment
My timing may not have been the best. I’d arrived just as a bevy of tour operators, in…
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Mysteries of Pikes Peak an ongoing adventure for historian
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Eric Swab was glancing at aerial satellite images of his next destination, another…
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An Outdoor View: Fishing at a ghost town
Author’s note: This story originally appeared in the Nov. 28, 2003 edition of the Clarion. — LP In…
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What to do when bulbs don’t bloom
Daffodils and tulips are almost certain to bloom when another spring rolls around, but even they can have…
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Refuge Notebook: Making a more sustainable landscape on the Kenai Peninsula
If you’re a Kenai Peninsula resident, here are some important events that I’m guessing you don’t know. Do…
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Refuge Notebook: The scientific basis for hunting
In the world of wildlife and fisheries management, the death of an animal does not always directly equate…
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10 things to know before you go winter adventuring
With this year’s influx of snow and traditional winter weather, Kenai Peninsula residents may be planning more outdoor…