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Bears, glaciers: Show pits man against Alaska

...his son, survival expert Matt, along with wilderness guide Austin Manelick choose the most direct route, through a river valley, but have to contend with the swift-moving river and swamps.All eight outdoorsmen are expected to live off the...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-12/bears-glaciers-show-pits-man-against-al
State
Glacier Swim Club 5th at senior championships

...Swim Team; 9. Tigard Tualatin Swim Club; 10. Forest Grove Swim Club; 11. Superior Stingray Swimming; 12. Hood River Valley Swim Team; 13. Northern Lights Swim Club; 14. Northwest Aquatics OR; 15.The Dolphins Swim Team; 16. Current...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-03-12/glacier-swim-club-5th-senior-champions
Sports | GSC
Documentary looks at suicide among Alaska Natives

...about what we are up against."To date, filming has been done in Elim, Nome, Anchorage, Fairbanks, the Copper River Valley area, Barrow and Kotzebue. Plans are to continue for another six months in various communities around the state.

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-08-21/documentary-looks-suicide-among-alaska-
State
Alaska Editorial: Safe operation in Cook Inlet the goal for oil and gas industry

...production from the inlet.The facility's primary defense against volcanic mudflows and flooding coming down the Drift River Valley is a 20-foot protective dike surrounding the tank farm. Because of sediment built up from the 2009 mudflows, Hilcorp...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-06-11/alaska-editorial-safe-operation-cook-
Opinion
Alaska enjoys mild wildfire season so far

...includes Mount McKinley, separates south-central Alaska and population centers in Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna river valleys and the Kenai Peninsula from the Interior, which includes Fairbanks and dozens of villages on the Yukon River or its...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-06-21/alaska-enjoys-mild-wildfire-season-so-f
State
Crow Pass an adventure worth taking

...order to let the area's year-round residents know you are visiting.The Raven Valley spills out into the Eagle River Valley, at which point hikers face their biggest obstacle, the Eagle River. Crossing the river isn't particularly difficult...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-09-01/crow-pass-adventure-worth-taking
State
Cooler, wetter weather helping firefighters

...fires to get started and grow, especially in the central and eastern interior. The driest areas are along the Tanana River Valley and Yukon Flats, the agency said. The scattered rains the interior had been getting aren't enough to make a difference...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2011-06-10/cooler-wetter-weather-helping-firefig
Not For Web | State
Investigation of Alaska midair collision continues

...were uninjured when the planes collided as they were flying directly toward each other in Lake Clark Pass - a narrow river valley that runs between Anchorage mountains. Both aircraft had minor damage but were able to land safely in Anchorage. In...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-08-01/investigation-alaska-midair-collision-c
State
NTSB: Pilot met up with girlfriend's plane before they collided over Alaska, killing him

...were uninjured when the planes collided as they were flying directly toward each other in Lake Clark Pass - a narrow river valley that runs between Anchorage mountains. Both aircraft had minor damage but were able to land safely.

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-09-06/ntsb-pilot-met-girlfriends-plane-they-c
State
Alaska Science Forum: Alaska's creatures without us

...numbers are estimates from now. Imagine what it was like before our time."Alaska's many million acres of unpeopled river valleys and tundra plains would continue to attract birds if we were gone, but some species would miss us, Guers said. Ravens...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2011-11-04/alaska-science-forum-alaskas-creatur
Outdoors

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