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Our Alaska: Snowkiting near Valdez

Who needs hills? With the right combination of wind and snow, snowkiters in Thompson Pass near Valdez barely even need the ground to get their adrenaline fix.

Alaska Dispatch

| Apr 29, 2012

Our Alaska: Arctic Man's rowdy days, wild nights

Practice was already under way on Wednesday for high-speed rite of spring in which snowmachiners, skiers or snowboarders race 5.75 miles through the backcountry canyons.

Mike Campbell

| Apr 12, 2012

Our Alaska: Glacier Island wakeboarding

For a professional wakeboarder and kiteboarder, sometimes it takes a new twist to keep things fresh. Enter Alaska, and a bay full of icebergs to be used as catalysts for new tricks.

Alaska Dispatch

| Feb 5, 2012

Our Alaska: Climbing into the unknown

Forget any of Alaska's well-known climbing peaks. For one set of adventurers, only an unnamed peak, deep in the Brooks Range above the Arctic circle, would do for their climb.

Alaska Dispatch

| Jan 29, 2012

Our Alaska: Anchorage ice carving

One rich visual medium meets another in this video showcasing the skills of some of the world's finest ice carvers crafting sculptures from 3,000 pound blocks of ice in Anchorage in January.

Alaska Dispatch

| Jan 19, 2012

Our Alaska: Duck Hunt 2.0

The real first-person shooter: A Seldovia duck hunt was the trip of a lifetime for a father and son from Texas, who got the real Alaska experience during their five day hunt.

Alaska Dispatch

| Jan 2, 2012

Our Alaska: Salmon fishing wolves

Alaska's known for its fishing, but on Alaska's Katmai Coast, the most proficient fishermen might just be the bears -- or maybe the wolves.

Alaska Dispatch

| Dec 13, 2011

Our Alaska: Thanksgiving memories

A look back at our favorite holiday moment from Sarah Palin's real-life Alaska: the 2008 Thanksgiving turkey pardoning and slaughter at Triple D Farm and Hatchery.

Alaska Dispatch

| Nov 23, 2011

Our Alaska: Heli-boarding at Thompson Pass

Alaska's largest ski resort doesn't open for the season until Nov. 23, but with the proper motivation (and funding), those jonesing for an early season run could always get dropped off in one of the snowiest places in the U.S.

Alaska Dispatch

| Nov 20, 2011

Our Alaska: Stuck in 'the nozzle'

A late-season rafting adventure goes quickly south for one packrafter on Alaska's Six Mile Creek, but having a group of friends along for the trip may have made all the difference.

Alaska Dispatch

| Nov 13, 2011

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Maia Nolan

While "Sarah Palin's Alaska" has finished its eight-week run on TLC, Alaska Dispatch continues to take a look at the Last Frontier as it's experienced by residents across the state -- urban and rural, young and old, from all walks of life. You've seen "Sarah Palin's Alaska" -- now welcome to Our Alaska.