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Every year at the end of August in the Black Rock Desert of northwest Nevada, Black Rock City is built, and for about a week it becomes the...

What makes an outdoor expedition successful? Most trips in the outdoors, whether one day or two weeks, are enjoyable and fun, that's why Ala...

Alaska author Don Rearden grew up in Southwest Alaska living and observing rural life. His books "Raven's Gift," a novel, and "Without A Pad...

Biking single track trail on mountain bikes has become very popular in Southcentral Alaska. Trails have proliferated and more are planned. L...

Joe Kurtak embodies a modern day Alaskan. He was raised at a remote mining camp in eastern California, went to college, then came to Alaska...

On the next Outdoor Explorer our guest is Nicole Chamberlain and the Meowtaineer, Petra the Adventure Cat. Petra is a Siberian Forest Cat, w...

HOST: Paul Twardock GUESTS: Jessica Cherry , editor of "Wheels on Ice" Andromeda Romano-Lax , author, contributor to "Wheels on Ice" LINKS:...

On this Outdoor Explorer we're joined by Alison Mariella Dèsir, author of "Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn’t Built...

Many Alaskans have helped preserve the open spaces we enjoy. Their hard work, dedication and perseverance gave us our state parks, trails an...

The bike race formerly known as the Fireweed 400 is back. Now simply called “The Fireweed,” this 200-mile race makes its comeback this weeke...

People come to Alaska for a variety of reasons. Award-winning photographer Mark Kelley came with the hopes of meeting a whale, and almost 50...

On the this Outdoor Explorer, host Lisa Keller is joined by Tom Walker, author of the book "The Wanderer." In less than 6 months, Wolf 258 t...

In March, Ben Americus accomplished many firsts on the Linkup: the first late winter completion, the first to ski off the peaks and the firs...

Summer in Alaska brings a plethora of outdoor adventure opportunities. Boating, hiking, climbing, fishing, wildlife viewing, fishing, and hu...

What was it like to be a field scientist in Alaska during the 1970s and 80's? John Schoen spent 20 years working for Alaska's Department of...

HOST: Paul Twardock GUESTS: Arlene Blum , mountaineer, scientist Pam Miller , Alaska Community Action on Toxics LINKS: Arlene Blum website A...

HOST: Lisa Keller GUEST: Harlow Robinson , executive director of Healthy Futures and the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame LINKS: Alaska Sports Hal...

HOST: Lisa Keller GUEST: Holly Brooks, two-time Olympian and licensed professional counselor LINKS: Holly Brooks’ website Alaska Eating Diso...

HOST: Lisa Keller GUESTS: Steve Cleary , Executive Director of Alaska Trails Donnie Hayes , Director of Parks and Recreation for the Fairban...

The first migratory birds are showing up and bear tracks have been sighted in the Chugach. That means it's time to dust off the backpacks, b...

HOST: Paul Twardock GUESTS: Randy Dowd , Executive Director and founder of Onward and Upward Onward and Upward Staff LINKS: Onward and Upwar...

HOST: Lisa Keller GUESTS: Beth Nordlund, executive director Anchorage Park Foundation Joe Connolly, chair of the Glen Alps Road Service Area...

HOST: Paul Twardock GUEST: Steve Mock, Denali Rescue Volunteers, the Alex Lowe Foundation, and the Khumbu Climbing Center LINKS: Denali Resc...

HOST: Adam Verrier GUESTS: Sara Studebaker-Hall , Director of Operations at TeamUSA Biathlon Zach Hall , Team Manager and Head Coach at the...

HOST: Lisa Keller GUEST: Beth Bragg , former sports editor at the Anchorage Daily News ]]>

HOST: Adam Varrier GUEST: Jim Burkholder LINKS: Kincaid Park Web Page Kincaid Park Ski Trail Map BROADCAST: Thursday, February 9th, 2022. 10...

HOST: Lisa Keller GUESTS: Sally Burkholder , the Alaska Ski for Women co-founder Molly Mylius , Alaska Ski for Women race director BROADCAST...

HOST: Paul Twardock GUESTS: Dan Osborne, Dick Jabonowski, Ed Minot, Steve O'Brien, Tom Kensler, and Mike Sallee LINKS: Denali Climbing Histo...

What draws us to the outdoors? Marybeth Holleman is an Alaskan writer who's new book of poetry, titled tender gravity, expresses many reason...

On the next Outdoor Explorer, the first part of a continuing series of stories about Title IX, the historic legislation passed 50 years ago...

HOST: Lisa Keller GUESTS: Chris Reynolds, treasurer of Friends of the Stewart Public Trail Kelly Becker, a long-time trail adjacent homeowne...

HOST: Paul Twardock GUEST: Tom Choate LINKS: Tom Choate Biography BROADCAST: Thursday, December 1st, 2022. 10:00 am – 11:00 a.m. AKT REPEAT...

HOST: Paul Twardock GUESTS: Ricky Geese : Director, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation Zachary Babb: Program Manager, Rivers, Trails,...

On this next Outdoor Explorer, our guests are Jeff Landfield and Paxson Woelber from The Alaska Landmine. The two journalists have reported...

On this Outdoor Explorer, we’ll go for a walk with a man known as The Walking Monk, because he’s walked across North America five separate t...

Anchorage's Off the Chain Bicycle Collective is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization aiming to increase bicycle ridership, awareness, an...

ur guests for this show are Laura Marcus and Zach Brown, the founders and co-executive directors of the Tidelines Institute. On two campuses...

On this Outdoor Explorer, we’ll talk to Alice Tower Knapp, who grew up in Anchorage, skiing on the local ski trails and participating in eve...

On this show, our guest is Rick Steves. If you’ve watched public television in the last 20 years, you likely know him from his travel shows...

HOST: Lisa Keller GUEST : Beth Nordlund , executive director of Anchorage Park Foundation LINKS: Anchorage Park Foundation Register for the...

Orienteering is the sport of using a map and compass to navigate the outdoors. The Arctic Orienteering Club in Anchorage organizes orienteer...

Orienteering is the sport of using a map and compass to navigate the outdoors. The Arctic Orienteering Club in Anchorage organizes orienteer...

Our guest for this show is Jen Aschoff, a geology professor at UAA who recently became the tenth person and the second woman to complete the...

What is it like to be an avalanche specialist? A conservationist? A wilderness traveler? A Buddhist? Brad Meiklejohn is a long-time Alaskan...

Our guests for this show are congressional candidates Nick Begich and Mary Peltola. Your host, Lisa, reached out to the Sarah Palin campaign...

• A commission in progress of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, on the easel near Reno, photo by Alli Harvey. The happy artist pictured with the C...

A Youth Emplyment in Parks crew. Photo by Paul Twardock. A Youth Emplyment in Parks crew. Photo by Paul Twardock. The Youth Emplyment in Par...

Jody Potts-Joseph Jody Potts-Joseph, Arctic Wild Alaska Indigenous Peoples have been living, playing, and thriving in Alaska for thousands o...

Walter Harper, photo courtesy NPS The view from the spotting scope of a busy day on the headwall, photo courtesy of NPS Photo, Chris Erickso...

iking Resurection Pass by John Wolfe. Skiing to the Skookum Glacier, byJohnWolfe Rebecca Wolfe, credit Gretchen Nelson. John Wolfe, credit A...