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...Peterson Lake, a few hikers rebelled, thinking that snowshoeing this trail would be as miserable as the Herbert trail. Walkers that had passed when the snow was soft left deep bootprints, and now these had frozen. Some of the would-be hikers...
Joggers and trail walkers might find themselves toning their knowledge of celestial bodies along with their legs soon as the Friends of the Marie Drake Planetarium...
...safety, we would not be opposed. We think the opposite will happen," said Zimmerman, the Audubon Society president. Trail walker Bill Dunn implored the board to heed residents who believe the trees act as a barrier. "You're representing all...
...Elementary School. Runners do a 5-kilometer course, heading toward Auke Bay and then down the Mendenhall River Trail. Walkers head for the Mendenhall Glacier. Both courses loop back to the school. The $15 registration fee pays for 600 commemorative...
...debates - it doesn't pit one Juneau subculture against another. Instead it pits two values held by almost every Juneau trail walker, each of whom would profess a strong loyalty to wildlife, and most of whom love dogs. We should be biting our own...
...streets, relax, enjoy the advantages of the capital city, and help yourself by helping others. Oh, and if you're a trail walker without a canine companion, take along a treat. They don't call these the dog days of summer for nothing.
...cottonwoods, with a bit of red from fireweed. In between all these conspicuous seasonal markers are many others, and every trail-walker may have his or her own array of favorites. Perhaps the most important thing is for us just to have such markers...
...past airport hazing has greatly increased the possibility of aircraft collisions, especially with regard to swans. Trail walkers have observed that swans fly off the ponds during hazing, then make a big circuit over the Mendenhall Valley, and...
...to recent sightings of Great Horned Owls in bare cottonwood trees beside the trail. Laurie Ferguson Craig, a daily trail walker, reports seeing a single owl on several occasions. One sighting was near the forked cutoff to the float pond in late...
Along with the seemingly endless fall rains come some winter visitors that are welcomed by birdwatchers and trail-walkers. A common one is the slate-colored junco. They are close relatives of our Oregon juncos, but without the brown...