by Debra McGhan | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Jim Whisman, a retired Lynden long-haul truck driver with millions (and I mean five-plus millions) of accident-free miles, once told me that driving is often hours and hours of boredom interrupted by seconds of sheer terror. For most of us, we may go weeks, months and...
by Debra McGhan | Jul 6, 2023 | ATV, News
In May Alaska Safe Riders held All-Terrain-Vehicle (ATV) and Side-by-Side (UTV) training courses near the Jim Creek Recreation Site just outside of Palmer. During the second four-day class, professional trainers taught riders from the Chugach National Forest Service...
by Debra McGhan | Jun 1, 2023 | Highlights, News
Racing across the open coast of Alaska at eighty-miles an hour, the beam from headlamps bouncing across the ice belied the danger ahead. The frozen tundra under their sleds suddenly turned black and smooth like freshly frozen ice. Thin ice. Decisions. Take the short...
by Debra McGhan | May 28, 2023 | News, Snowmobile
The roar of snowmobile engines filled the air as Richard Strick put on his familiar black and red helmet and climbed aboard his sled. Pulling the starter rope, his Polaris fired to life. The snow, which had been falling off and on for the past few weeks, was once...
by Debra McGhan | May 28, 2023 | ATV, News
Hiking through forested paths, jumping over streams, scrambling up hills and discovering mysterious lakes that pop out of nowhere; these are just a few of the reasons so many of us live in Alaska. There are hundreds of miles of trails to explore and enjoy throughout...
