Brown Bears, Pt. 2: Bells & Whistles

"If it's land you want, state's got it"

What's it like to participate in Alaska's homestead lottery?

Earth Day

In this Earth Day homage, Tanyo Ravicz offers a paean to nature and to Alaska.

Brown Bears, Pt. 4: Saga of a Shotgun

What the hunt for a new weapon tells us about life on Alaska's Kodiak Island.

Brown Bears, Pt. 3: Gunsmith Wanted

There is no separating the ecology of bears in Alaska from the reality of guns.

Brown Bears, Pt. 2: Bells & Whistles

A look at some of the non-lethal means of ensuring things don't go badly in bear country.