Far-north mallards are thriving on the edge

With dogs’ breath fogging the 30-below zero air at their knees, 71 Iditarod mushers steamed their way down the frozen Chena River in Fairbanks on March 6. Upstream, just a few miles behind them, 500 ducks were surviving in a one-mile stretch of open water.

Far-north mallards are thriving on the edge

With dogs’ breath fogging the 30-below zero air at their knees, 71 Iditarod mushers steamed their way down the frozen Chena River in Fairbanks on March 6. Upstream, just a few miles behind them, 500 ducks were surviving in a one-mile stretch of open water.

In icy Alaska, footwear options abound to stay upright

With ice present on city streets for up to seven months per year, most walkers and runners use footwear that has b… . In this Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2016, photo, runners jog under snowy branches and a street light on a Second Avenue sidewalk in Anchorage, Alaska With ice present on city streets for up to seven months per year, most Anchorage walkers … .