SISTERS, Ore. — In her first year of recovering from breast cancer, Carol O’Bryant, of Bend, was plagued with anxiety over whether the disease was… Continue reading
In the past 10 or 15 years years, I’ve found myself thinking more and more about my dad. The old man was a meat fisherman… Continue reading
The other day I was in the garage unpacking boxes from our recent move from Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to work as the Visitor Services Manager… Continue reading
In Denali’s Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America’s Wildest Peak former editor of Alaska magazine Andy Hall’s presentation responded to a four-decade old hole… Continue reading
It’s fast becoming a fall tradition for my boyfriend Bjorn Dihle and me to head north and do a week-long paddle on a Yukon river… Continue reading
Like most recent college graduates, Nikiski resident Tyler Peek wanted to embark on an adventure before settling into the reality of the working world. Peek,… Continue reading
I had the honor of serving as one of six delegates representing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region, at the second annual Changbai… Continue reading
Some of the 16 students in the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Field to Freezer meat processing class Oct. 11 had hunted caribou, moose,… Continue reading
A friend recently told me that he might sell his boat next year. He was doing so, he explained, so he would no longer have… Continue reading
For the past few weeks, dainty pink or white butterflies have been hovering above the bare soil in some of my clay flowerpots. They’re not… Continue reading
As I traverse through my daily mountains of permits, paper work, and visitor requests, there is never doubt in my mind that my days in… Continue reading
You rarely find “fishing buddy” listed as a necessity in a how-to article about fishing, but a buddy is every bit as necessary as tackle… Continue reading
It’s not unusual in Alaska (at least anywhere on the road system) to round the corner and be struck by a scene that looks more… Continue reading
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — Each stood about 15 feet tall or so, carefully engineered and built specifically for a singular purpose: launching pumpkins about… Continue reading
As the days get shorter, morning temperatures dip below freezing and termination dust starts to appear on the mountains, it’s evident that fall is in… Continue reading
After years of thinking that fishing was my favorite pastime, I now realize that I was mistaken. My favorite pastime actually is eating.Who knows where… Continue reading
Recently, I and other researchers from the University of Arizona, Michigan State University, and the University of Washington visited the Kenai Peninsula to collaborate with… Continue reading
A Gustavus-grown scientist recently completed a 2,000 mile journey by foot and kayak from Stanford, California to Southeast Alaska, aiming to raise money for a… Continue reading
Just a few weeks ago, the Wilderness Act celebrated its 50th anniversary. Signed into law by President Lyndon Baines Johnson on September 3, 1964, the… Continue reading
While waiting for a bite the other day, it dawned upon me that the main reason I don’t catch many fish is because of distractions.For… Continue reading
