| Anchorage Daily News Outdoors Update May 21 2011 |
A plan to ease summer parking at Glen Alps
A sliver of the $4 billion capital budget before Gov. Sean Parnell is a $715,000 plan to build a short roadway not far from the Flattop Access Trail to a new 50-spot parking lot that would alleviate some of the crunch. If approved by Parnell, the new lot would be built next spring.
A sliver of the $4 billion capital budget before Gov. Sean Parnell is a $715,000 plan to build a short roadway not far from the Flattop Access Trail to a new 50-spot parking lot that would alleviate some of the crunch. If approved by Parnell, the new lot would be built next spring.
King salmon slowly arriving
Snow shoveling is over. Outdoor projects delayed by winter are done. Finally, Alaska anglers can utter the words they've waited months and months to say. King salmon are back.
Snow shoveling is over. Outdoor projects delayed by winter are done. Finally, Alaska anglers can utter the words they've waited months and months to say. King salmon are back.
Bike to work this Friday
Many Anchorage motorists will travel on two wheels this Friday, as the League of American Bicyclists and the Municipality encourage commuters to leave their cars parked for the seventh annual Bike to Work Day.
Many Anchorage motorists will travel on two wheels this Friday, as the League of American Bicyclists and the Municipality encourage commuters to leave their cars parked for the seventh annual Bike to Work Day.
Spring can be prime time for a visit to Portage
Starting its 25th season, the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center in Portage is now open to visitors seven days a week. Early season can be among the better times to visit. "The whole lake fills up with ice because of all the calving that took place all winter long," said Russ Reno, site manager for Portage Glacier Cruises.
Starting its 25th season, the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center in Portage is now open to visitors seven days a week. Early season can be among the better times to visit. "The whole lake fills up with ice because of all the calving that took place all winter long," said Russ Reno, site manager for Portage Glacier Cruises.
Alaska cyclist pedals to beat breast cancer
Anchorage cyclist Dr. Susan Fenn is in the middle of a cross-country trip from San Diego to St. Augustine, Fla., to raise money for breast cancer research, pedaling side by side with 73-year-old Joe Harrison of Apple River, Ill.
Anchorage cyclist Dr. Susan Fenn is in the middle of a cross-country trip from San Diego to St. Augustine, Fla., to raise money for breast cancer research, pedaling side by side with 73-year-old Joe Harrison of Apple River, Ill.
Italian climber falls to his death high on Mount McKinley
Unroped Italian climber Luciano Colombo, 67, slipped Monday while making a steep traverse near Denali Pass on Mount McKinley and fell 1,000 feet to his death.
Unroped Italian climber Luciano Colombo, 67, slipped Monday while making a steep traverse near Denali Pass on Mount McKinley and fell 1,000 feet to his death.
Brazilian motorcyclist sets out for Alaska
A 69-year-old man has begun a solo Rio de Janeiro-to-Alaska round trip on a motorcycle. Augusto Lins e Silva hopes to become the oldest person to ride 34,175 miles on a solo trip.
A 69-year-old man has begun a solo Rio de Janeiro-to-Alaska round trip on a motorcycle. Augusto Lins e Silva hopes to become the oldest person to ride 34,175 miles on a solo trip.
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