Alaska

When 22-year-old Brooke Collins of Juneau, Alaska saw a black bear carrying her dauchsand, Fudge, around “like a salmon,” she did what most people would not do.
She punched the bear in the face.
“It was all so fast. All I could think about was my dog was going to… Read the rest

Several customers at a U.S. Post Office in Dutch Harbor, AK. have reportedly been attacked by two bald eagles who are said to be protecting their chicks in a nest located near the Post Office. Although no serious injuries have ensued from the attacks, one bird is said to have… Read the rest

According to the filmmakers behind Musicwood… Read the rest, “The world is running out of wood.” This statement shouldn’t come as a shock to you. With deforestation, woodlands and indigenous forests are slowly dwindling–causing species extinction and leading to higher, more dangerous levels of C02 in the atmosphere. If a statement such

It’s another case of humans versus wild animals, though arguably less scary than the buffalo incident we wrote about last August. This instance takes place in Anchorage, AK, when a woman in Town Square Park tried petting a moose as it passed by. The moose responded by kicking the woman,… Read the rest

As 45-year-old Sean Berkey headed to work on Tuesday morning, he crossed the east end of Rover’s End trail on his bike, and came upon a grizzly bear and her young cub. Berkey stopped his bike, and the surprised sow charged.
Bruce Bartley, a spokesman for the Alaska Department of… Read the rest

Paddle to Seattle: Journey through the Inside Passage is a feature documentary chronicling the progress of two intrepid adventurers paddling handmade wooden Pygmy kayaks from Alaska to Seattle.… Read the rest
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If you didn’t follow the Riding the Spine guys as they journeyed from the top of Alaska to the tip of South America on bike, then you really missed out. Jacob, Goat and Sean arrived in Ushuaia on January 10, after 3.5 years pedaling, paddling and trekking through 14 countries.… Read the rest

Paddle to Seattle Trailer from Ben Gottfried on Vimeo.
What do you get when you paddle 1,300 miles in homemade wooden Pygmy kayaks from Alaska to Seattle? One incredibly epic story and film with beautiful boats, shots and wildlife as well as a taste of the tad bit of craziness… Read the rest

There are some amazing National Parks in very remote places, and getting to them isn’t necessarily easy. The Los Angeles Times… Read the rest has put together a great photo gallery of America’s top 20 least visited (and crowded) parks — and it’s probably not all too shocking that 4 of the top

Surfing is on thing, surfing on a wave created by a receding glacier is quite another. The Glacier Project follows big wave surfers Garrett McNamara and Kealii Mamala as they take on some of the wildest waves of Alaska, and the results are awe-striking the say the least.
What are… Read the rest

What is your dream project to maintain a healthier coastline? Coastal CODE wants to know.
What is Coastal CODE? It’s an effort of Alaska Brewing Co., 1% of all proceeds from Alaskan IPA are used to promote the health of the Pacific Ocean. Basically beer going to a very good… Read the rest

What is your dream project to maintain a healthier coastline? Coastal CODE wants to know.
What is Coastal CODE? It’s an effort of Alaska Brewing Co., 1% of all proceeds from Alaskan IPA are used to promote the health of the Pacific Ocean. Basically beer going to a very good… Read the rest

With summer around the corner, I’m sure there’s plenty of travel scheming going on in your head. Planning your next adventure is fun, but if you’re low on funds, you’re probably on the lookout for any and all possibilities for a free vacation. How about Alaska?
Alaska Wildland Adventures is… Read the rest

You’ve probably already heard of Mount Redoubt; the 10,200 foot active volcano is located only 100 miles southwest of Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage. Last night the volcano made big news when it erupted with four large explosions according to geologists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

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Think you’re tough? Check out some of the pictures by photographer Scott Dickerson on the epic website surfalaska.net. Dickerson started the website to spread information about surfing the frozen frontier.
Nice work Scott!
[Via: Surfalaska.net]… Read the rest