Kachemak Bay Mountain Classic

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A new federal offshore plan proposes five new lease sales in Lower Cook Inlet - Inletkeeper Earlier this year, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) initiated a national five-year planning process for offshore oil and gas lease sales. The existing plan wasn’t set to expire until 2029, but it didn’t line up with the Trump administration’s overtly pro-oil approach. So BOEM threw...

Door prize announcement! Join us at our annual meeting tomorrow (November 19th 5:30-7:30pm) at The Porcupine Theater and you will have a chance to win TWO NIGHTS at a public use cabin of your choice PLUS round trip water taxi transportation. A big thank you to Alaska State Parks and Mako's Water Taxi for their support of Friends and this event.

All are welcome, members and non-members for no charge. Become a member of Friends of Kachemak Bay State Parks if you'd like for just $10 now or at the event: https://shorturl.at/V8wYI. Bring a friend and double your odds. Must be present to win.

37 compete in annual Kachemak Bay Mountain Classic | Homer News This year’s race was held on Grace Ridge Trail.

Photo dump from the 2025 Kachemak Bay Mountain Classic on Grace Ridge! Thank you again to the volunteers (Amy Holman for all the mountaintop photos!), runners, hikers, and the many others who continue to support this fundraiser for Friends of Kachemak Bay State Parks.

Thank you to all the racers, hikers and volunteers who made the 2025 Grace Ridge Race a big success. Lots more photos coming soon.

Men
1 - Jacob Davis 1:43:43
2 - Denver Waclawski 1:45:14
3 - Ben Miller 1:53:12

Women
1 - Shelby Dykstra 1:59:26
2 - Britni Siekaniec 2:10:31
3 - Rachel Whitmore 2:12:45

All results available at: https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=399893

Slow or fast, Grace Ridge is where it’s at. 🌸🏔️☀️

The hike so nice you do it twice! There are still plenty of blooms on the fireweed 🌸 and days left of summer ☀️ to get out on Grace Ridge trail and see what brings people back here again and again. Tag your friend with a boat, book a water taxi, make a memory.

📸 by Spencer Johnson

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There’s going to be some fast times set on Grace Ridge this Saturday! 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♂️Sign up by August 1st, run or hike: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=390010

Grace Ridge trail is going to be ✨so fresh and so clean✨ for the race on Saturday! Volunteers are out there right now brushing, lopping, swamping, and sweeping to make sure she's at her best for you. Sign up to run or hike here: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=390010