At the First Annual Running of the Goats, recently held in Coventry, Kentucky, six of the devious critters went rogue, veering from the run’s planned… Continue reading
It was a warm, windy day in southern New Mexico in the 1940s when a small bear cub was rescued from a wildfire. With burned… Continue reading
Author’s note: This column first appeared in the Clarion 23 years ago. I’ve edited it for brevity. Sunday, May 16, 1993It’s 9 p.m., and Ed… Continue reading
On “Chopped,” the Food Network TV show where four chefs battle to see who is best, salmon often plays a part. At least one of… Continue reading
Marge Mullen, a delightful 95-year-old homesteader still going strong in Soldotna, has a very unique relationship with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. She alone has… Continue reading
A winter trip to the “Isle of Enchantment,” Puerto Rico, left me feeling sorry for many of my houseplants back home.The effects of steam-bath conditions… Continue reading
As a child I could often be found poking around in water bodies of any size fascinated by the myriad of strange invertebrates frantically going… Continue reading
Editor’s note: The last of a series of three columns about wild lands in Alaska.A few years ago, my son, Vic, my grandson, Derek and… Continue reading
EVEREST BASE CAMP, Nepal — We reach Everest Base Camp on a sunny but chilly afternoon, after an eight-day trek that stretched our physical and… Continue reading
Today is Earth Day! It’s celebrated every April 22, the first time in 1970 by 20 million Americans. When Earth Day went global in 1990,… Continue reading
As I mentioned in this column last week, I like the fact most of Alaska’s lands are owned by the public. It’s certainly better than… Continue reading
With three weeks gone in the season, Kenai birch sap is still streaming on the central Kenai Peninsula, trickling in slow, steady drips that can… Continue reading
The early spring weather, likely a symptom of climate change, has me, on the one hand, worried. As a homeowner it has me dreading another… Continue reading
A view from the well-traveled Skyline trail on a clear day can be a rewarding sight of the Kenai Peninsula mountains any time of the… Continue reading
Most Alaskans would likely agree that this has been a winter of very strange weather with very strange outcomes. Winter 2015 was the warmest the… Continue reading
Every so often, I hear the claim that the government owns too much land in Alaska.I disagree. To me, Alaska’s main attraction — and why… Continue reading
Spring’s last frost — when the mercury takes its final plunge to freezing temperatures until autumn — is a seminal point in the gardening calendar.… Continue reading
Before I landed my dream job here with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabin Program, my wife and I had standing New Year’s Eve plans… Continue reading
Excerpts from “An Outdoor View” columns that are at least as true today as they were when I wrote them:Familiarity breeds content, Sept. 1994I’m finding… Continue reading
You never know who will walk through the door at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. I had the pleasure in late January of… Continue reading
