Mother Nature pummels Iditarod Invitational With an Irish hiker noted for his physical toughness and psychological fortitude in retreat after challenging what might be the toughest trail left in North America and […]
The vast alone
A missing trail
Iditarod Trail Invitational sputtering and stalling As darkness settled over the vast, desolate, bitterly cold and once-again wild heart of Alaska known to the territory as the “Inland Empire,” a lone Irishman […]
Freezing in Alaska
Old-fashioned Iditarod coming? Temperatures along the Yukon River deep in the heart of Alaska had warmed up to near 50 degrees below zero this morning as the 49th state heads toward the […]
Tough folks
The dogless Iditarod marches north America might today be facing a serious fitness crisis, but if you have any concerns about the total demise of tough people in these unUnited States, turn […]
Bad boyfriend
Iditarod musher declares innocence Two years after being booted from the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race amid allegations of sexual misconduct, disgraced former champ Brent Sass from Eureka has offered his first […]
Welcome to AK
Princess or witch? As night was settling over the Alaska Range on Monday, 36-year-old, Norwegian ultra-athlete Justinas Leveika looked well on his way to becoming the fastest cyclist ever to pedal a […]
Trail tales
The “Last Toughtest Race” underway With minimal fanfare, what has become the Iditarod Trail’s biggest sporting event launched north on the trail Sunday, a day after the winners of the second biggest […]
Geographic quiz
Nowhere becomes notable Scientific American has called out “Badger, Alaska” as the country’s least “walkable city.” If you’re living there and in poor health because you don’t get any exercise, blame the […]
Dreaded over-escapement
Scientific guestimating For years now, Cook Inlet commercial fishermen have been trooping before the Alaska Board of Fisheries to complain that the state is undermining the productivity of the Kenai River, the […]
Growing threat
If or when? Russian President Vladimir Putin might find his army bogged down in a messy and wasteful war in Ukraine, but he appears to be winning the battle against nature’s long, […]
