By Melissa Devaughn, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Nov. 19--If you're going to go snowmobiling in Alaska, the No. 1 rule is to know what you are doing and where you are going. That may sound easier said than done.

By Emeri Krawczyk Looking out over the lush Clarion Valley from the rock ledge of Seneca Point Overlook, there he was -- an American bald eagle circling high above the trees. Mesmerized by his smooth, effortless glide, it struck me that I had never seen a bald eagle in the wild.