Hiking During Fire Season Depending on where you find yourself visiting Alaska during the summer season, you may find yourself in a bit of a haze. Not from travel or unfamiliar surroundings, but the literal haze of wildfire smoke. Alaska is known for not only its lush and vibrant forest, ocean, and various wetland ecosystems, but also for it's high alpine areas [...]
Art Features in Seward On the shorelines of Resurrection Bay, In Southwest Alaska lies a lovely port town. Seward has many different elements of beautiful artistry woven into the region. Surrounding snow-peaked mountains tower over beautiful alpine forests, and meltwater deluges into waterfalls just above a delightful boat harbor with surrounding beaches. The natural beauty alone is enough to leave you awe-inspired. [...]
Alpine Trail Running What is Trail Running? What sets trail running apart from other forms of endurance running? Simply put, this progression of movement happens on trails that are not paved, surfaced, or sealed. Runners who enjoy this type of movement still follow established trails. Typically, these routes focus on moving in a natural environment and the balance [...]
A Brief History of Language in Alaska Long before this land was known as 'Alaska,' groups of people have inhabited and migrated across this area. Most sources can agree that currently, as evidence shows, people have taken residency and traveled nomadically in this region for around 14,000 years. (NPS) Since the time of these forging and nomadic peoples, the question arises: what [...]
Weird Festivals of Alaska Alaska offers an abundance of space for exploration and adventure. And, for small communities and cultures to put on some strange festivals you cannot find anywhere else. These festivities are filled with silly costumes and weird traditions, and grow and change each year. Some you can mark on your calendars, others happen as seasonal events occur and are [...]
One of the most common questions we receive is about what to wear for backpacking trips or glacier hikes. These suggestions are with Alaska's summer weather in mind, but can be useful when packing for any outdoor adventure. Weather Here's the thing about Alaskan weather: it varies immensely, is incredibly unpredictable, and the forecast is never accurate. Often when you look [...]
You've made the first big step and booked a trek (perhaps a glacier tour with our friends on the Matanuska Glacier)! Now you have loads of questions about what you have gotten yourself into! One of the biggest hurdles for people getting into the outdoors is that they don't know what to expect. Everything always seems to be high stakes once you involve the outdoors. [...]
Fall in Alaska: The Sound of Silence As soon as the tips of the trees start to change color and the air becomes noticeably thinner, the crowds that frequent trails and glacier edges in Alaska start to thin out as well. Once the change of seasons begins it cues many animals, including humans, to start their migrations back to winter grounds. This opens [...]
The Color Blue In the parts of the world where snow relentlessly falls over mountains and valleys, glaciers become the keepers of water. Starting as the accumulated heaviness of winters dark storm clouds, finding it's way to the Earth by frozen droplets of water, snowflakes. The tension of water that the clouds can only hold for so long, until [...]
Seeing Alaska by Helicopter Alaska is known for the jaw-dropping views and experiences accessible to visitors and locals alike. Not long after reaching Alaska, one starts to feel the burn and desire to see the sights that fill a person with a deep sense of awe and connection. There are many ways that folks find their way to the "gems" of Alaska's landscapes. [...]
