Archive of: Recreation

	Title	Issue
	More strange experiences in the Great Outdoors In our weekly forays we’ve covered embarrassing moments in the Great Outdoors, bungles and blunders, low-pitched humming sounds and even unusual objects that have fallen from the sky. BY FRANK E. BAKER	February Issue 2 2012
	Winter’s snow is a book… Tracks are the chapters and stories January ski and snowshoe trips to Eagle Lake in South Fork valley reminded me of an essay on snow and tracks by Alaska poet John Haines... BY FRANK E. BAKER	January Issue 4 2012
	This is the winter of our discontent BY FRANK E. BAKER	January Issue 3 2012
	A resolution for 2012 – become more involved Since the Mayan calendar ends in December 2012, I’m glad that I have my own calendar... BY FRANK E. BAKER	January Issue 2 2012
	Great ideas and quotes from bygone days Over time we have a tendency to forget some of the great ideas put forth by our Alaska luminaries and others. BY FRANK E. BAKER	January Issue 1 2012
	Christmas in Alaska at 30 below At mid-day the sun hung wearily above the southern horizon, casting an orange-red glow across the frozen, snow-covered lake. BY FRANK E. BAKER	December Issue 4 2011
	Tactical shopper performs surgical strikes To balance last week’s column on Black Friday “shopper-hunters,” we continue this week with a primer on how to strategize and implement tactical Christmas shopping... BY FRANK E. BAKER AND DAVID N. BAKER	December Issue 3 2011
	Phobias are real, diverse and bizarre According to the American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education (APIRE), phobia is a strong, persistent, and irrational fear... BY FRANK E. BAKER	September Issue 1 2011
	Ruminations of an Alaskan in Texas Although I tout myself as a lifelong Alaskan, I spent five years in Texas from 2002-2007 so that I could take advantage of a career opportunity in the energy industry. BY FRANK E. BAKER	September Issue 1 2011
	Do you remember the old Bird House? There are some pieces of Alaska’s history that refuse to succumb to the ravages of time. BY FRANK E. BAKER	September Issue 1 2011