Almost three decades on from passage of the Alaska National Interests Lands Act (ANILCA), the bonanza and the bust of 49th-state national parks is clearly outlined in a lengthy analysis of the […]
Tourists, no tourists
Pay for view
Denali National Park and Preserve: See it this summer and save 50 percent. The National Park Service has announced plans to jack the entry fee from $10 to $15 next year. The […]
A wolf dies
If a radio-collared wolf dies in Denali National Park and Preserve and no press release is written, does its death matter? Or are the deaths only of note when they come at […]
Wild divide
Former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles this week led an exodus from the National Park Service advisory board, and some Alaskans were celebrating. Welcome to the 21st Century of divisiveness on all fronts.
Back to court
National Park Service nemesis John Sturgeon now uses a perfectly legal airboat to hunt the remote and wild Nation River near the Canadian border in Eastern Alaska, but his fight with the […]
Hiker found dead
The body of a hiker missing in Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve has been found along the banks of the Nizina River about a mile downstream from a long-abandoned […]
Another one gone
Denali tough times
Alaska’s big mountain has been angry this year. Snow, cold, wind and rain have hammered 20,310-foot Mount Denali, and climbers hoping to stand atop the highest point on the North American […]
Bear spray, yes or no?
In the wake of a bear attack in which bear spray didn’t work, in a world with animal attacks trending upward, more than a few Alaskans are pondering the effectiveness of the popular […]
Denali kicks butt
The great Alaska heat wave of 2015-2016 is now old news. Normal has returned to the high peaks of the 49th state. And climbers on North America’s tallest mountain are getting a […]
