#alaska

#alaska

Once rescuers arrived, it took seven men and inflatable air bags to lift the boulder off as he drifted in and out of consciousness.

In 2021, a landslide rendered a section of the road in Denali National Park impassable; it was still plenty popular with bears, moose, and ground squirrels.

Living in Alaska offers an unmatched connection to nature, with breathtaking landscapes and opportunities for outdoor activities, making it a distinctive lifestyle experience.

Aging in place successfully is about creating a living space that works with you, not against you, as needs evolve.

The rising costs of electricity in remote areas pose a significant burden, as Bessie Monroe demonstrates with her $250 monthly bill for a small one-bedroom house.

The unprecedented thawing of permafrost creates drastic changes in the landscape, which serves as a vivid illustration of the far-reaching impacts of climate change.

Yet what stays with me most from my 10-day cruise on the Silversea Silver Cloud around the Antarctic Peninsula six years ago is an encompassing noiselessness that seemed to stretch for miles.

"During my working career in Alaska, I never really enjoyed my winters. I just got through them. Now, I totally love my winters."

"It appeared that Casas had a back-to-front penetration gunshot wound," an emergency room doctor stated, illustrating the brutality of the incident that led to Casas' death.

"Southeast Alaska is a challenging place to live, and those of us live here because it's beautiful and because of the lifestyle that it offers. People in the visitor industry, myself included, are locals first, and protecting that balance in our communities is really important to us."

The troopers told me they thought it was something personal. I mean, there's only one person on this island that has any kind of vendetta against me.

I was definitely not mentally or physically prepared for the way my body and brain would respond to prolonged periods of darkness and severe cold.

The renewed aerial gunning program in Alaska allows hunters to eliminate up to 80% of bears and wolves, raising ethical concerns and scientific doubts about its effectiveness.