Juneau’s Peterson Lake trail is known for being a bit wet. It winds through muskeg to a lake, where a U.S. Forest Service cabin hosts overnight visitors. “The trail over time has just gotten soggier ...

Hikers on Flattop Mountain take in the view on Aug. 14, 2021. Alaska lawmakers approved funding for Flattop trail improvements, among other projects that are part of the Alaska Long Trail vision for a ...

Only four of nine projects that the Legislature funded this year as part of an envisioned Alaska Long Trail network survived Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto pen. Steve Cleary, executive director of the ...

If you're looking for the best hikes in Alaska, these 12 trails have you covered. Spread across the state, you're bound to find one near you-or challenge yourself to tackle all 12, completing one each ...

Lead dogs Loot, left and Gale Force, right, lead a nine-dog team on a six-mile mushing loop at Alaskan Husky Adventures.

Trail advocates are asking legislators to appropriate more than $20.3 million for 21 projects envisioned as part of a system connecting more than 500 miles of trails between Fairbanks and Seward. The ...

Momentum is building for the Alaska Long Trail (AKLT), which will benefit communities from Fairbanks to Seward. The vision of the AKLT is one of a braided network of trails from Prince William Sound ...

All weather-related wildcards aside, hiking in Alaska is different from hiking in other states. Trails are long, remote, and tend to cover far more difficult ground than that of the Lower 48: steep, ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Millions of people worldwide tuned in for a remote Alaska national park’s “Fat Bear Week” celebration this month, as captivating livestream camera footage caught the chubby ...