Alaska Outdoors

Icelandic glaciologist feels a weighty responsibility

Icelandic glaciologist feels a weighty responsibility

Icelanders will soon install a plaque they hope people will read, long after those who bolted it to a mountain are dead. Near a withering… Continue reading

Icelandic glaciologist feels a weighty responsibility
Why so cryptic? These animals hide in plain sight

Why so cryptic? These animals hide in plain sight

How conspicuous!

Why so cryptic? These animals hide in plain sight
When a place isn’t just a place

When a place isn’t just a place

I saw a dude reading Jack London at a coffee shop in Juneau.

When a place isn’t just a place
Why are Juneau’s hemlock trees turning brown? This one insect is to blame.

Why are Juneau’s hemlock trees turning brown? This one insect is to blame.

This insect is vastly changing the appearance of some hemlocks in town.

Why are Juneau’s hemlock trees turning brown? This one insect is to blame.
Dragons of summer now on the hunt

Dragons of summer now on the hunt

They’re basically bush pilots.

Dragons of summer now on the hunt
A merganser hen and ducklings hang out together near the Mendenhall Glacier on July 7, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Steven Hamilton)

Ducks, sundews and sunny day observations

On a hot, sunny day, I sat with some friends on a big log, looking across Berners Bay toward Lion’s Head.

A merganser hen and ducklings hang out together near the Mendenhall Glacier on July 7, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Steven Hamilton)
Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Small jokulhlaup crests lower than expected

Small jokulhlaup crests lower than expected

This one didn’t pack the punch of past Juneau jökulhlaups.

Small jokulhlaup crests lower than expected
Hawaiian students on cultural exchange help Trail Mix

Hawaiian students on cultural exchange help Trail Mix

Students from Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii, traveled to Juneau.

Hawaiian students on cultural exchange help Trail Mix
Record warm water blamed for salmon deaths

Record warm water blamed for salmon deaths

Record-high temperatures in Alaska are believed to be the cause of salmon deaths in the western part of the state.

Record warm water blamed for salmon deaths
The thin line between Alaska and Canada

The thin line between Alaska and Canada

Alaska’s border with Canada is one of the great feats of wilderness surveying.

The thin line between Alaska and Canada
The big ‘What If…’

The big ‘What If…’

A good river is productive enough to make you happy, yet still challenging enough to frustrate you.

The big ‘What If…’
Group buys land near Herbert River, dubbed ‘Very Beary Berry Wetlands’
Group buys land near Herbert River, dubbed ‘Very Beary Berry Wetlands’
Steep Creek Trail to close Monday

Steep Creek Trail to close Monday

Careful of bears.

Steep Creek Trail to close Monday
PHOTOS: Bald eagles feast near DIPAC

PHOTOS: Bald eagles feast near DIPAC

Young eagles get their first taste of fish.

PHOTOS: Bald eagles feast near DIPAC
Frogs, bugs and bees: A portrait of wildlife in Juneau right now

Frogs, bugs and bees: A portrait of wildlife in Juneau right now

It’s a good year for spittlebugs.

Frogs, bugs and bees: A portrait of wildlife in Juneau right now
The Importance of Sustainable Whale Watching in Juneau

The Importance of Sustainable Whale Watching in Juneau

For whale watching to remain a viable industry, we need to ensure it’s sustainable for the whales.

The Importance of Sustainable Whale Watching in Juneau
The science behind geothermal springs

The science behind geothermal springs

Alaska has its share of geothermal sites — at least 79 of them.

The science behind geothermal springs
Weird world of northern dinosaurs coming into focus

Weird world of northern dinosaurs coming into focus

The tale is separate from the one we learned as kids.

Weird world of northern dinosaurs coming into focus
Juneau father, son and dog helped save injured eagle
Juneau father, son and dog helped save injured eagle