With 495,000-acre Chugach State Park hovering right on the city limits, Chugach National Forest to the south and spectacular destinations like Eklutna Lake and Hatcher Pass within an easy 90-minute ...

The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center issued a warning Friday morning of high avalanche danger from ...

Our all-time favorite ultralight tents can handle a border-to-border thru-hike and weigh less than most sleeping bags.

The Western United States is threaded with special roads that serve as pathways through history, culture and breathtaking landscapes.

Alaska Railroad is enhancing its 2026 summer season offerings with a new Seward terminal, fresh travel packages like the ...

Two weeks after the Trump administration announced a U.S. Forest Service “restructuring” that would close regional offices and most of the agency’s research facilities, impacts to Alaska – home to the ...

A weekend rescue near Flattop Mountain in Chugach State Park reflected spring avalanche conditions that forecasters say warrant additional caution by hikers, skiers and other recreators in the ...

On April 25, 2026, three hikers triggered an avalanche in Alaska’s Chugach Mountain range. The hikers were caught and carried in the D3 avalanche, and reports from the Chugach Avalanche Center said ...

On Kitchen Mesa Trail at Ghost Ranch, it’s easy to imagine the soft footfalls of early hunter-gatherers on the powdery trails ...

The Wilderness Act prohibits motorized vehicles and equipment to protect places “untrammeled by man” and to preserve ...