Last-place finish in first global competition will serve as experience entering Olympic year.
Note: This story turns 10 years old this year. I am revisiting it because it shows the uncertainties of doing science outdoors in Alaska. And… Continue reading
Juneau scores TDs of 91, 73, 71 and 51 yards, turns 24-7 deficit into 33-32 lead before losing 40-33
More than 300 people run and walk in the 32nd Annual Beat the Odds: A Race Against Cancer
Practice is underway as runners prepare for an upcoming joint race with JDHS.
Waking to the smell of a wet ashtray (which, as a Child of the Seventies, I can still remember), I knew the wind had shifted.… Continue reading
After a week of rain, I relished the few minutes of sunshine from my glassing spot on top of a ridge. Just behind me was… Continue reading
Cross-country coaches and captains share early season goals ahead of joint race with TMHS.
The 50K, 25K and 10K races were a success despite weather, race director says.
A very low tide in early August enticed me and a couple of friends out to see what we could see in the intertidal zone.… Continue reading
After losing state title game last year, there’s only one way to go up as season starts Saturday
Numbers of adult peregrine falcons on the upper Yukon River in Alaska have decreased by more than a third in the last three years, according… Continue reading
As July came to an end, fireweed was in bloom everywhere, the early flowers, low on the stem, already putting up big seed pods. Many… Continue reading
Two trails at new Thunder Mountain Bike Park expected to open during coming week.
Our beloved Alaska blueberry seems to have a bad reputation in parts of Europe and Scandinavia. There, people have called it the “mad berry,” “intoxicating… Continue reading
Of all the ways to begin a new year, the agreed upon one is the least interesting. That is not to say the historical reasoning… Continue reading
Anchorage’s Dimond West breaks away from earlier close games to win best-of-five series
88 participants brave heat, go clubbing on “fast” turf during annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic.
Win on Sunday ties best-of-five series against Anchorage’s Dimond West at 2-2.
Big increase in runners this year who take on full- and half-length courses on hot and hazy day.
