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Along the shores of Resurrection Bay is a good place to read a good book. (Photo by Kat Sorensen)

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Tangled Up in Blue: Dog-eared

I never used bookmarks when I was growing up. I devoured books, both with my avid reading and…

Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge                                 Huge sweeping vistas of inspiration are a guarantee for refuge visitors during these uncertain times.

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Refuge Notebook: This land is your land, this land is my land

Bucket list! Once-in-a-lifetime! Saved up for years! Not enough time to see it all! Dream destination! I hear…

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Kachemak Bay State Park trails report

The trails report is provided by Park Specialist Eric Clarke.

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Reeling ‘Em In: Kings still around at fishing hole while silvers not yet here

The weather was phenomenal over the Fourth of July weekend.

Ninilchik Rodeo returns to its roots over July Fourth weekend

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Ninilchik Rodeo returns to its roots over July Fourth weekend

The annual Ninilchik Rodeo, held every July Fourth weekend, celebrated 60 years this past weekend under blue skies…

The view from Slaughter Gulch trail on June 20, 2020 in Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Life on the Edge

Are you a planner? An organizer? A list-maker?

In addition to hiking trails, the Kenai National Wildlife trail crew maintains canoe trails in the Swanson and Swan canoe trail routes as well as the Swanson River. (Photo by Kasey Renfro/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

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Refuge Notebook: Rains, rocks and trail work on the Swanson River

Rain pounded against the windshield, encouraging a creeping melancholy as I drove myself and a volunteer north on…

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Kachemak Bay State Park trails report

The trails report is provided by Park Specialist Eric Clarke.

Reeling ‘Em In: Fishing Hole snagarama ends today

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Reeling ‘Em In: Fishing Hole snagarama ends today

The Spit’s Fishing Hole has been sort of drag lately. In fact, things became so grim that the…

Yearling brown bear cubs near the Russian River Ferry recently. (Photo by Matt Conner/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

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Refuge Notebook: Tales of a federal wildlife officer — Brown bears at Russian River

The opening of this year’s sockeye fishery at the Kenai/Russian River confluence brought reports of two yearling brown…

The view of Seward, Alaska from the top of Mt. Marathon was a cloudy one on Thursday, June 18, 2020. (Photo by Kat Sorensen)

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Tangled Up in Blue: Shifting clouds

Every cloudy day is different.

Alaska State Parks logo. (Image courtesy Alaska State Parks)

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Kachemak Bay State Park trails report

The trails report is provided by Park Specialist Eric Clarke.

Reeling ‘Em In: Nick offers tips on catching those Fishin’ Hole kings

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Reeling ‘Em In: Nick offers tips on catching those Fishin’ Hole kings

Last Sunday, around o-dark-thirty, the action heated up at the Spit’s fishing lagoon, according to its mayor, Tom,…