The Nature Conservancy Bike CommutersI hadn't been bicycling since late February. Sometime that month I went over the handlebars on my friend's snowbike, which likely brought on the tendinitis and bursitis in my shoulders that has taken months to hea... »
The Lake Hood Gravel Strip Airport (Z41) April closures for lighting and improvement projects have been moved to May due to snow and frozen ground.Scheduled for closure this spring, Lake Hood gravel strip will replace its lighting equipment, the... »
Wednesday evening I got to slip into Centennial Hall to catch a bit of the Alaska Folk Festival in downtown Juneau. The Empty Oil Barrel Band played and sang politically themed satires.The festival program remembers Buddy Tabor and Barbara Kalen.From ... »
When was the last time you had great Italian food? Let me share an experience with you. Downtown Anchorage, lights glistening in the ice covered streets. Nothing keeps Alaskans inside, no matter what the weather. And for the first time... »
Another winter is about to end, though with several feet of snow on the ground it may not feel that way. Maybe that's why I keep forgetting to update this site! But April is here and tomorrow (!) is our first Diva gathering of the season. That's right.... »
I didn't actually believe I was going to walk the entire rest of the race; I just needed a mental reprieve from maneuvering my bike and crashing and thrashing out of the snow and doing it all over again. I blamed my fatigue on my heart, but my mind was... »
Riding over Cache Mountain Divide in 2011. Photo by J. Rose, White Mountains 100... for more winter fun! And a story:When I flew to Anchorage to run the Susitna 100, I spent my first night in Alaska with a good friend who I've known since college, Chri... »
Three decades ago, the Gold Nugget Triathlon got its start at Tryon and Marianne Wieland's Sand Lake home. "The transition area was our driveway," recalled Jennifer, one of the Wieland…Click to Continue » »
