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Fat Bear Week 2026 Arrives With More Cubs at Brooks Falls Than Anyone's Seen in Years

Tom Larsen • Sep 14, 2026 • 5 min read

The bracket goes up on Friday, September 18. Voting opens Tuesday, September 22 at fatbearweek.orghttps://www.nps.gov/katm/learn/news/fat-bear-week-2026.htm...

Survival

What Saved a Hunter Mauled by a Brown Bear Near Deadhorse This Month

Tom Larsen • Sep 14, 2026 • 7 min read

If you are heading into brown bear country this month, the most useful decision you will make is not which deterrent to buy. It is...

Culture

Women Now Lead All Three Sami Parliaments for the First Time Ever

Tom Larsen • Sep 14, 2026 • 5 min read

Women hold the presidency of all three Sámi Parliaments at the same time, and that has never happened before. They are Silje Karine Muotka in...

Gear

Heated Jackets Are Worth It If You're Standing Still for Aurora This Season

Tom Larsen • Sep 14, 2026 • 11 min read

Buy a heated jacket as a mid layer, not as a replacement for your parka, and buy a 7.4V or 12V system rather than a...

Destinations

Tromso and Alta Are Bracing for a Record Northern Lights Season, Here's How to Book It Without Getting Burned

Sarah Mitchell • Sep 14, 2026 • 6 min read

Before you pay anyone to drive you out of Tromso at night this winter, ask two questions: does the driver hold a Kjøreseddel, the commercial...

Aurora

Best Aurora Forecast Apps 2026

Tom Larsen • Jan 19, 2026 • 7 min read

Chasing the northern lights has never been more accessible, thanks to a new generation of aurora forecast apps that put real-time solar data in your...

Wildlife

Arctic Wildlife Silent Tracking Skills

Tom Larsen • Jan 16, 2026 • 22 min read

The Arctic tundra stretches before you, a vast expanse of white interrupted only by the dark silhouette of a muskox grazing in the distance. Your...

Survival

Gear to Survive Arctic Night Emergencies

Sarah Mitchell • Jan 12, 2026 • 25 min read

When temperatures plunge to -40°F and the sun disappears for months at a time, the margin between survival and catastrophe narrows to the thickness of...

Culture

Noaidi Narratives Sami Spiritual Traditions

Sarah Mitchell • Jan 11, 2026 • 21 min read

In the vast, wind-swept tundra of northern Scandinavia, where the aurora borealis paints the winter sky in ribbons of green and violet, an ancient spiritual...

Wildlife

7 Best Arctic Wildlife Viewing Spots

Mike Anderson • Jan 8, 2026 • 7 min read

Few experiences compare to witnessing Arctic wildlife in their natural habitat. The stark beauty of the frozen north becomes even more magical when a polar...

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