Accessible wilderness, heaps of trails and enough trophy fish to spawn “it was THIS big” stories for years to come: It’s easy ...

This park is only a few hours' drive away from Anchorage, its main hiking area is accessible by road during the summer, and ...

Over the course of a steep, steady ascent—the trail gains nearly 1,000 feet a mile—you leave the world as you know it and enter the frigid realm of the Pleistocene epoch, or what’s left of it. You’ll ...

From Denali’s rugged trails to Kenai Fjords’ marine wonders, Alaska offers hiking and wildlife encounters that feel truly wild. Whether you’re chasing the northern lights, watching bears fish for ...

Ice, ice, baby: You’ll find plenty of it at Kenai Fjords National Park on the edge of the Kenai Peninsula in Southcentral Alaska, near Seward, where 40 glaciers are the main attraction. Nearly 51 ...

Americans who want to witness the awe-inspiring vistas of fjords may think they need to board a plane to Norway or Greenland. But that’s not necessary. People can put away their passports and go to ...