A Scottish dog musher with ties to Alaska and the global mushing scene has died in a bizarre murder in Finland. The BBC is reporting that 26-year-old Rebecca Johnson, who went […]
Musher murdered
Fattest fattie
By stealing an idea from some of the first, fledgling “fat bikes” of Alaska’s fabled “Iditabike,” a Canadian adventure has created the fattest of the fat – a super-wide-tired monster he hopes […]
‘Sled Dogs’ nets win
About the worst news imaginable for Alaska dog mushers was coming out of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, on Sunday. “Sled Dogs,” the documentary that takes issue with the sled-dog industry in general […]
Survival of faddest
Fatbikes are everywhere in Alaska and Alaska’s largest city these days. They have transformed a world where cross-country skiing once dominated human-powered, winter recreation in the great outdoors. And in the process, […]
The danger season
With darkness fast closing in, the rescue of an injured skier was underway in Turnagain Pass southeast of Anchorage late Wednesday afternoon, but it was unclear whether the injuries had occurred in […]
Global warming chill
If you were shivering in Alaska today, blame the New York Times. There is an old joke made in journalism that if you want the weather to change, just write about […]
Director strikes back
The director of the controversial though yet-to-be seen film “Sled Dogs” is pushing back at accusations she misled the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race into helping her film crew follow a rookie […]
Director finally talks
The director of a controversial, though yet-to-screen movie about the sled-dog business has emerged from hiding to tell the CBC that most people have no idea what goes on in mushing kennels. […]
Maw fight: Round 2
A Superior Court judge in Juneau will now decide whether the outlaw Roland Maw, a one-time member of the Alaska Board of Fisheries, goes to trial on charges of bilking the Permanent […]
Deadly mating battle
The foolish things males will do to impress females are certainly known by everyone reading this, but human mating rituals are tame and safe compared to those of the animals still of […]
