Suzanne Rinehart, from the Chicago area, decided to cancel her whole trip after trying to find a way to ship her bike to Juneau.
Outdoors
Fairbanks man’s rafting trip turns into wilderness COVID ordeal
Seventy-seven-year-old David Hamilton says the situation demonstrated the value of medevac insurance.
Homer tidepoolers get rare glimpse of undersea critters at very low tide
Homer only sees tides this low a few times a year.
Garden Talk: Thinning carrots and planting more peas
With both plants, the shoots, tips and leaves are edible and delicious in salads and sauces.
Body of beaked whale floats up off Unalaska
The whale spotted last month was may have been a Baird’s beaked whale, but it hasn’t been confirmed yet.
Eaglecrest Ski Area’s aerial gondola system is on its way to Juneau
Construction and installation would begin in the summer of 2023.
The Castner Glacier ice cave is collapsing and gushing meltwater
Scientists and officials are advising hikers to be careful around the ice cave.
Garden Talk: Botrytis in the soil can take a toll on garlic harvests
Starting now through mid-August, garlic plants will be ready to harvest. But gardeners should look out for botrytis, a fungus disease that can spread throughout crops.
Fishing lodge guests rescued from remote bay
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two guests of a Petersburg area fishing lodge Sunday from the shore of a remote bay after their skiff sank the day before.
Voyage from Homer to Bristol Bay commemorates fishery’s sailing tradition
For more than 60 years, sailboats dominated Bristol Bay’s commercial fishery.