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Kodiak Kings
There are bears, and then there are Kodiak Kings. Weighing in at a whopping 1600 pounds and standing over five feet tall at the shoulders...
Jun 27, 20242 min read


Flightseeing in Ketchikan
The first thing you’ll notice about Ketchikan is the sky, buzzing with sea planes. Dubbed the sea plane capital of Alaska, there are over...
Jun 27, 20244 min read


Caretakers of Ketchikan: Clan House Tours
There is a story told by Bear Clan of the Tlingit nation that says 300 years ago when people of the tribe climbed Deer Mountain and looked d
Jun 26, 20242 min read


Blazing Tails: Dog Sledding in Alaska
A musher and a pack of dogs pulling a sled across frozen tundra and through crystalized trails is a vision straight out of the novel Call...
Jun 26, 20241 min read


Chilly Pursuits: Playing on the Ice
Numerous lakes surround Anchorage, with many of them being just minutes from hotels. Parks and Recreation monitors the thickness of the...
Jun 26, 20241 min read


Wrangell & Anan Wildlife Observatory
Twenty years ago, Anan Wildlife Observatory was only known to the locals of Wrangell, Alaska. Before the observatory, before the photo...
Mar 10, 20245 min read


Bears of Katmai National Park
A 1,000 pound brown bear stands at the top of the falls with his massive mouth wide open, waiting for fish to jump into his jaws. Another...
Feb 1, 20244 min read


Spirit Bears – Brother to a People
To the Gitga’at people in British Columbia, the Spirit Bear of the Great Bear Rainforest is more than an ordinary animal that rambles thr...
Jan 26, 20243 min read


A Perfect Match
For 25 years, Jen Culbertson worked for the state of Alaska as a river ranger, boat ranger, and abackcountry patrol officer. Her husband...
Jan 26, 20242 min read

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