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Ski season starts with Flat-out Flight Races

...season opened with the Flat-out Flight Races on Headquarters Lake in Soldotna on Saturday. "People were really happy...Michaud of Kenai at 12:48. Flat-out Flight Races Headquarters Lake 6 kilometers Boys Flight 1 1. Dillon Jensen, Sol...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/sports/2012-12-01/ski-season-starts-with-flat-out-fl
Sports
Ski teams race before big snow

Area ski teams got in some racing this weekend despite low-snow conditions. The races were held on Headquarters Lake, and with Saturday night's big snowfall, hopefully that venue has been retired for the year.The results follow:Friday's...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/sports/2012-12-08/ski-teams-race-before-big-snow
Sports
Skiing still good despite warm weather

...weather he expects the snow to pack down and rut up as the trails are skied.Holt said he plans to begin grooming Headquarters Lake by the weekend for additional skiing options.Updates on Tsalteshi trail conditions can be found at its Facebook...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-01-24/skiing-still-good-despite-warm-weath
News
Prep skiers excited for new season, even with limited snow

...of the limited snowpack by utilizing places like Headquarters Lake in Soldotna, or the Bridge Creek reservoir on Diamond...of competition for the first time on Saturday at Headquarters Lake, in a race that was more or less billed as a preseason...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/sports/2012-12-01/prep-skiers-excited-for-new-season
Sports
Going 'oding' for dragonflies

...by Janine Ray, an observant seasonal employee. If you're looking for a good place to search for dragonflies, Headquarters Lake off Ski Hill Road is as good as any. John Hudson, the author of "Dragonflies of Alaska," identified eight species...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/outdoors/2012-08-30/going-oding-for-dragonflies
Outdoors
Seeking out the 'Aha!' moments

...young visitor, "slimy" just before winter. Now in early winter, the brown leaves blanketing the trail down to Headquarters Lake will be covered by white crunchy snow in the coming weeks. I'll be strapping snowshoes onto my boots and exploring...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/outdoors/2011-11-04/seeking-out-the-aha-moments
Outdoors
Students learn and grow on the refuge; some get paid, too!

...is brisk. I welcome the chilled air on my exercise-heated skin, at least until we stop for some games out on Headquarters Lake. Stopping for a moment along the Keen-Eye Trail, I kneel by a tiny set of tracks that run across the hard packed...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/outdoors/2012-01-13/students-learn-and-grow-on-the-r
Outdoors
Fresh tracks: Time to be bear aware on Peninsula

...biologist at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge last Wednesday spotted the year's first, fresh bear tracks near Headquarters Lake. A small black bear is believed to have left the tracks, the refuge reported. Breakup signals the return of summer...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-04-17/fresh-tracks-time-to-be-bear-aware-o
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Wildlife

...A series of trails begin near the headquarters. "They're nice because they're convenient," Morton said. Headquarters Lake, a short walk from the headquarters, is a good place to spot Aleutian terns, loons and the occasional moose...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/explore-the-kenai/activities/2012-01-03/wildlife
Activities
Skiers hopes dashed by weather

...Sterling Highway and ski on Headquarters Lake, which can be accessed from...It's icy getting down to Headquarters Lake and you can't ski the entire...itself has snow." Ward said Headquarters Lake is safely frozen, as are several...

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