Before fame came Nov 15, 2009
I could see the Eagle River Valley, the Chugach and Alaska Ranges, and Cook Inlet ... He was also a guide in the Alaska Range and, best of all, his dream was to live off the land. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hunting: The Ghost of Sheep River Sep 15, 2009
Steven Rinella, author of "American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon" -- which included an account of a hunt in Alaska's Wrangell Mountains -- turns to Dall sheep in an article in the current issue of Field & Stream, recounting a long, challenging stalk in the Alaska Range. "I don't want to be a downer," says one of his companions. (Anchorage Daily News)
Spectacular six-pack of seldom-seen parklands in Alaska Sep 15, 2009
Terrain: Flanked by the Brooks Range and Alaska Range, it often boasts the coldest winters and warmest summers in the country. Alaska's all-time high of 97 was recorded in the area, and winter lows often dip beneath minus 50. (Anchorage Daily News)
Take advantage of the gluttonous fall fish Sep 3, 2009
"Add to this the fall colors, cool air and ripe-berry smells of the season, all under the backdrop of the Talkeetna Mountains to the east and Denali and the Alaska Range to the north, and you have a recipe for both eye candy and some hard-fighting rainbow trout," says Marsh, who's pulled his share of 20-plus-inch rainbows from these waters. Wade among boulders and cast to knots of spawning salmon where trout, grayling and Dolly Varden lay in wait for stray salmon eggs. (Anchorage Daily News)
Pain is par for 160-mile backcountry Alaska course Aug 18, 2009
For Karr, it was on the fourth day of the 160-mile bushwhack across the Alaska Range. "We were hiking on a ridge line between Trident and Hayes glaciers," said Karr, the UAF athletic director. (Anchorage Daily News)
Pioneering climber dead at 100 Aug 13, 2009
"He took the techniques he learned in the Alps and went to the Alaska Range with them. He really pushed the standards. ". It went a step beyond the type of technical climbing being done in the Alaska Range at the time. (Anchorage Daily News)
70 active fires burning in Alaska, Minto Flats is largest Jul 9, 2009
"There's several fires sort of ringing Southcentral, and actually, quite a bit of that smoke is crossing the Alaska Range and heading down south," state Division of Forestry spokesman Matt Weaver said. By far the largest and potentially most dangerous fire is the Minto Flats South fire burning untamed about 13 miles northwest of Nenana. (Anchorage Daily News)
Outdoors hot line Jul 7, 2009
Race across Alaska Range. WHEN: July 26. (Anchorage Daily News)
Photo Release -- SPOT Sponsored Climber Becomes the First Astronaut to Summit Everest May 21, 2009
As a mountaineer, he has scaled major mountains in the Alaska Range, the Cascades, the Rockies and the Andes. His summits include Cerro Aconcagua (at 22,841 feet above sea level, the tallest mountain in the world outside of Asia) and 53 of Colorado's peaks over 14,000 feet in altitude. (Primezone Releases)
Skiers, boarders amplify their rides at Arctic Man Apr 7, 2009
The highlight of the week is when the skiers and their snowmobile-driving partners go after glory below that unnamed, 5,800-foot peak near Summit Lake in the Alaska Range. National ski champion Sullivan found victory last year with Aklestad in a time of 4 minutes, 19:04 seconds over the 5 1/2-mile course. (Anchorage Daily News)
Chasing Iditarod history Mar 10, 2009
RAINY PASS -- A pair of aging Minnesotans who've lived in Alaska so long they're almost part of the landscape led the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race through the Alaska Range on Monday night. Five-time champ Rick Swenson from Two Rivers and Paul Gebhardt from Kasilof, an Iditarod bridesmaid but never a bride, arrived at the Rohn checkpoint -- a one-room log cabin along the Tatina River -- at almost the same time. (Anchorage Daily News)
Wilderness race leaders power through pass Mar 7, 2009
The storm that stranded racers in the Iditarod Trail Invitational high in the Alaska Range on Thursday was easing today, but the race lead that Fairbanks cyclist Jeff Oatley sweated so hard to obtain in the 350-mile, human-powered wilderness epic appeared gone, swallowed up by the deep snow that stalled the race. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Storm traps wilderness racers on Iditarod Trail Mar 6, 2009
Along the Iditarod Trail, a race was on today to reach mountain bikers, skiers and runners trapped by snows high in the Alaska Range as the notorious Rainy Pass winds began to blow ... Kathi was reached by telephone in McGrath on the north side of the Alaska Range where she said there was 8 to 9 inches of fresh snow with the wind starting to blow. (Anchorage Daily News)
Iditarod trail missing under deep snow Mar 5, 2009
Deep snows across the south slope of the Alaska Range and on into the Interior have buried the trail in many places ... "When's the last time you used your snowshoes?'' Snowshoes are required gear for the 67 competitors who will start the race this year. And for the first time in a long time, mushers might get a chance to use them. Not only is there a lot of snow along the trail, Nordman said, more is forecast. Kathi Merchant with the Iditarod Trail Invitational reported heavy snow falling in... (Anchorage Daily News)
Japanese tourists keep Talkeetna man flying Mar 4, 2009
Denali Base Camp, where mountaineers embark on the challenging mountain climb, also is on the itinerary as is an overview of Denali National Park and the Alaska Range. Each passenger sits next to a window and is provided with interactive earphones and a map with points of interest marked in both English and Japanese. (Juneau Empire)
