A comprehensive rivers guide to some seventy-nine Alaskan river routes loaded with practical information for erstwhile whitewater adventurers. My friend Andy Embick has been gone now for a few years and he left behind many memories. As an avid kayaker and boater, a tangible remembrance is his book Fast & Cold – A Guide to […]
Kennecott National Historic Landmark: A ...
Kennecott is a historic mining town tucked away in a corner of the great Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Built to claim a truly huge and rich copper deposit in some of the wildest terrain of Alaska, much of this mining town remains in place. Congress designated Kennecott as a National Historic Landmark in […]
Chilkoot Trail to the Klondike: 1898 Gol...
Alaska’s Panhandle is a rocky, narrow strip of land closely abutting British Columbia, running some 644 kilometers (400 miles) from Ketchikan to the upper end of the Inside Passage at Skagway. During the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898, Steamships carried thousands of prospectors through Inside Passage from Seattle to jam the docks of Skagway and […]
Successful Salmon Fishing with Plug Cut ...
Proper use of plug cut herring is a fishing technique will improve your salmon angling success, especially compared to use of whole baits. A technique available for successful salmon fishing in the Northwest United States and Alaska is the use of plug cut herring as bait. Plug cut herring consistently fish better than whole baits, […]
Guidelines for Treating Cold Water Near ...
It is important to aggressively treat victims of drowning, especially in cold waters. Research and experience shows cold water has a positive effect on odds of potential survival in a submersion incident. Having guidelines for treating cold water near drowning are vital to improving marine safety. Research and practical experience shows that rescuers shouldn’t give […]
2013 Denali National Park Road Lottery
The Park Service issues one permit coveted by Alaskans to winners of the Denali National Park Road Lottery. Every fall, on the weekend after Labor Day, the Denali Park Road is opened four days to travel by winners of their road lottery. These winners are issued a rare one-day permit to drive the road for […]