Tens of thousands of caribou feed and breed in this area, which is the size of Maine. Migratory birds flock to its lakes in summer, and fish rely on the many rivers that crisscross the region. The ...

Alaska is often treated as a wilderness to be protected from its own residents. That mindset, common among D.C. bureaucrats ...

In the heart of Juneau, where the mountains meet the sea and the rain falls more often than not, there’s a treasure trove ...

Kenai Fjords National Park is a dramatic coastal wilderness in southern Alaska, where towering sea cliffs, rugged rock formations, and icy blue waters meet vast glaciers and snow covered mountains.

Partnership enables athlete-led fundraising through Intrepid Path Association to support Alaska Native communities along the ...

The author and his neighbors in Point Lay Alaska had several close encounters with polar bears in the mid-90s.

As someone who grew up in Alaska, I've met a lot of other Americans who are surprised about what my upbringing and lifestyle ...

Life in rural Alaska looks like a postcard until you zoom in on the details that do not make it into the travel brochures. For Olivia Jones, who lives semi off-grid with her family and their sled dogs ...

Just outside Fairbanks lies a natural paradise where Alaska’s wilderness puts on a show that would make professional photographers weep with joy. The Chena River State Recreation Area sprawls across ...

Gaston County resident Doug Rogers will compete on season two of the reality survival show "Extracted." Rogers will survive in the Canadian wilderness while his sons, Dayton and Alec, compete for his ...

After 40 years of oil drilling proposals, hearings, debates, votes, vetoes, lawsuits, environmental studies, protests, petitions and even failed lease sales, there are those who won’t let go of the ...

Roman Dial’s first encounter with Dick Griffith at the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic pretty much encapsulated the spirit of the man Dial called the “grandfather of modern Alaskan adventure.” ...