This Day in Alaska History-August 19th, 1935
Denali Park Road Opens to Mountain Vista Rest Area
DENALI PARK, Alaska – Starting this Monday, February 15, the Denali Park Road will be open as far as the Mountain Vista Rest Area (mile 12) for travel by private vehicles and commercial vehicles with permits. This opening occurs routinely each season, as weather allows. Visitors should expect to encounter snow and ice on shaded sections […]
Mountain-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 16
ING’IQ, INGRIQ – MOUNTAIN ING’IT PATUMAUT ANIUMEK. – THE MOUNTAINS ARE COVERED WITH SNOW. Some of Kodiak’s most beautiful features are its rugged mountains. Carved by glacial ice over the past hundred thousand years, these mountains are a continuation of the Kenai Peninsula’s Chugach Range and part of the dramatic belt of coastal peaks […]
Kim Jong Un Climbs Mountain, Threatens to ‘Strike the World With Wonder’
SEOUL – North Korean state media on Wednesday posted a slideshow of leader Kim Jong Un scaling the country’s highest mountain on horseback, and suggested the display means he is considering a major decision. The photos, posted in the Korean Central News Agency, showed Kim wearing a puffy tan overcoat and glasses, sitting atop a […]