After 2,031 miles of pushing the throttle as hard as they could, Mike Morgan and Chris Olds were first to cross the finish line, breathing a sigh of relief, and meeting waves of friends and family for countless high-fives and hugs. This win marked the third championship for Chris Olds out of 16 Pro-Class starts […]
2018 Iron Dog – Day 6 Update
**Join our mailing list at the button above to get the latest updates!** A day of wrenching came and passed in Nome as riders turned into mechanics and raced the clock to perform repairs to their sleds. Teams are allowed up to two additional sets of hands for this event and often in this tight-knit […]
2018 Iron Dog – Day 4 Coverage
**Want updates as soon as they’re live? Click the ‘Join Our Newsletter’ button above and never be left in the dust!** With racers sitting out what is likely the longest delay of the Iron Dog race since its inception in 1984, the leaderboard appeared top heavy. It didn’t only appear top heavy, it certainly WAS […]
2018 Iron Dog – Day 3 Coverage
Undoubtedly, year after year, an Iron Dog participant pits itself against each and every racer, making life difficult for even the most seasoned veterans in the worlds longest race of this type. This participant isn’t riding an Arctic Cat, Skidoo, Polaris…or even a Yamaha, but is Mother Nature herself. Be it forty below zero temps, […]
2018 Iron Dog – Day 2 Coverage
Team 10 of Chris Olds and Mike Morgan were first to lead one of the largest, if not a record setting, number of teams to make it to McGrath after the first day of Iron Dog racing. Many prior years of racing saw only half of the pro-class racers make the McGrath checkpoint by the […]
2018 Iron Dog – Day 1 Coverage
Airplanes buzzing overhead, bass lines thumping over a loud speaker, and the familiar ‘raaap’ and scent of two-stroke engines being warmed and readied by racers in the 2018 Iron Dog. Twenty eight Pro-Class teams rounded off the field as they crossed over the starting line in this years race to Fairbanks, via Nome as a […]
Perfect 10: Team USA roster packed with Alaskans
When U.S. Ski & Snowboard recently announced its 20-person cross-country ski team to represent and race for America in the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 in South Korea, it also selected a team that would represent and race for Alaska. In one of the most exciting milestones in Alaska Nordic skiing’s already storied history, half […]
Fulfilling a Dream: Wiluk River Dolly Varden
Fulfilling a Dream: Wiluk River Dolly Varden The flight out of Kotzebue aboard two small bush planes packed with our self-bailing raft, fishing gear, and provisions seemed surreal. I had dreamed of making a self-guided trip to the Wulik River for more than a decade, sport fishing for large sea-run dolly varden which seasonally migrate […]
Hunting Alaskas Nelchina Caribou Herd
Nelchina Caribou, Access and Opportunity By: Michael Rogers It is my favorite time of the year, everyone has one and mine is early August. For much of the Great Land, early August marks the start of hunting season and for hunters the excitement is like Christmas, Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July rolled into one […]
Copper River Dipnetting Adventure
Copper River Dipnetting Adventure by Cecil Sanders of Last Frontier Magazine With muscle aches finally receding, a freezer full of sockeye salmon, and cabinets brimming with canned smoked salmon, our 2017 Copper River dipnetting adventure has come to a successful end. Let this short snippet give you some insight if you are interested in experiencing […]
Lessons Learned When Plans Go Awry in Halibut Cove
Lessons Learned in Halibut Cove Plans go awry in Halibut Cove on the Lagoon Trail by Diane Rose I have spent my whole life camping and enjoying the outdoors. I am a planner who is very organized and I always try to anticipate what may go wrong before it has a chance to happen. So, […]
Stunning Views Along The Trail To Grewingk Glacier
Grewingk Glacier in Kachemak Bay story & photos by Cecil Sanders of Last Frontier Magazine On a recent trip exploring Kachemak Bay with friends of mine, Dave and Peter, the three of us ventured through Halibut Cove on Dave’s 26 foot MacGregor sailboat, and into Halibut Cove Lagoon. A park ranger instructed us toward the […]
