Amazing underwater world revealed at Smitty's Cove in Whittier

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 [Alaska News] [Obituaries] [Politics] [Outdoors] [Opinions] [Sports] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Outdoors/Adventure Newsletter] [Amazing underwater world revealed at Smitty's Cove in Whittier] A trained diver -- with a bit of experience, open eyes and a bright light -- will see northern ronquils and wolf eels, rockfish and lingcod, tube worms and hermit crabs. [Bill Streever] [Spectacular or drenched? Snowmachining in Placer and Twentymile valleys opens as temps soar.] If Southcentral's warmup is short-lived, some superb snowmachining prospects up the rarely open Twentymile and Placer river corridors may be in the offing. [Mike Campbell] [The trap of trapshooting by bird hunters] My shooting focus all winter and most of the summer on the Kenai Peninsula had been on a perfect trap score, so much so that I’d failed to transition those skills from the range to the field. [Christine Cunningham] [Essential Alaska gear: Eddie Bauer Skyliner hunting vest] Durable and functional with deep pockets, this vest is useful all year. [Christine Cunningham] [Alaska Botanical Garden offers a winter wonderland] Even though plants won't sprout until April or May, the secluded garden trails remain quietly beautiful this time of year. [Erin Kirkland] [Cim Smyth notches come-from-behind victory in Tustumena sled dog race] After a succession of cancellations to the Kenai Peninsula's big middle-distance race, Alaska mushers found a snowy trail — and some even encountered blizzard conditions in the Caribou Hills. [Mike Campbell] [Snowmachiners beware: Deep, fluffy powder can be a nightmare] You and your machine may sink into the willows — or deeper to rocks — until the snow consolidates. Still, the fresh snow along Alaska's Denali Highway may be too appealing to resist. [John Schandelmeier] [Clam Shell Lodge, destroyed by fire, was an oasis of warmth for Peninsula mushers] It also provided a sense of community to those living nearby during a dark and cold time of year. [Joseph Robertia] [Thank God, Anchorage finally got a snowy winter] Our snowy winter has prompted no shortage of rejoicing from Alaska skiers, boarders and snowmachiners who'd grown weary of the rain and ice of the past three years. [Alli Harvey] [Read More Outdoors/Adventure Articles] © 2016 Alaska Dispatch Publishing. All rights reserved. This email was sent to [{EMAIL}] [why did I get this?] [unsubscribe from this list] [update subscription preferences] Alaska Dispatch · 300 W. 31st Ave. · Anchorage, AK 99503 · USA