...decision. The hiking traverse starting from the Mt. Roberts trail head and up to Gastineau Peak, Mt. Roberts, Sheep Mountain, then out Sheep Creek valley trail was on my mind as I hadn't done it in a few years. Scott and I had just hiked...

Ultra-distance runner Geoff Roes led a group of mountain runners down a snow slope Saturday on Sheep Mountain. Local runners had the opportunity to attempt various runs with Roes and a group of his friends from the Lower 48 last week...

A pair of hikers crosses a muskeg meadow along the Mount Jumbo Trail on Monday as Sheep Mountain looms in the haze across hidden Gastineau Channel. Scoffing at Juneau's move toward a smoke-free atmosphere, Mother Nature...

...to state officials, no maintenance will be provided at Kasilof, Ninilchik, Quartz Creek, Lawing, Goose Bay, Sheep Mountain, Clear, Chistochina, Circle Hot Springs, Wiseman, Dahl Creek, Summit, Boundary, Livengood, Salmon Lake...

...weather as I can. There is a good Internet site that gives winds aloft, including a ground station on the top of Sheep Mountain. This information and the immediate forecast are enough to decide whether to hike to launch, but the decision to...

...which requires a descent before a final climb up talus slopes to the summit. A loop from the Mount Roberts Trail over Sheep Mountain and down the Sheep Creek Trail (or the reverse) is a terrific all-day adventure for experienced backcountry travelers...

...southwest of Glennallen. A Cessna 206 piloted by Glyn Bindon, 66, of Homer crashed Tuesday between Gunsight and Sheep mountains, Alaska State Troopers said. Bindon and two passengers on board, Mark Duvall, 47, and his wife, Tammy Duvall...

...be directly tied to how much moisture is accumulating. Mattice builds his forecasts from data on Mount Roberts, Sheep Mountain and the summit of Eaglecrest, as well as information gleaned from the Juneau Airport Weather System. "They're...

...runs through the evening. The highest measured gust from the weekend was 150 mph at an elevation of 3,540 feet at Sheep Mountain south of Juneau. The highest gust at sea level was 103 mph at Cape Spencer in Cross Sound.

...5 p.m. Sept. 26, $125. Signup deadline is Sept. 23. Details: 463-5713. Sept. 28: Juneau Alpine Club Sheep Mountain climb. Moderate level of difficulty; ice ax needed. Details: Nick Meyer, 586-2533. Sept. 29: 2002 Southeast...