Posts Tagged ‘Travel’
Tips for taking the road less traveled: Alaska edition
When thinking about potential road trips, many of us confine our imaginations to the lower 48 states. But if you’re looking for backwoods travel opportunities, you’ll hit the mother lode if you head north to Alaska.
Read MoreTraveling in 2021: Be smart and safe on the road
Even as vaccines begin to roll out, coronavirus cases are spiking. But so is cabin fever, and it will only get worse as spring approaches, with the dark season giving slowly beginning to yield to the midnight sun.
Read MoreSave Our Roadless Forest
Across Southeast Alaska, the refrain was the same: Let the Tongass be.
Read MoreThe Fortress Of The Bears
Take a video tour through the Kootznoowoo Wilderness, part of a temperate rainforest filled with the highest concentration of brown bears in the world.
Read MoreRoads? Not In This Neck Of The Woods
Even as it appears we may have avoided another government shutdown, the Tongass National Forest remains potentially on the chopping block, and I can’t help but reflect back on my last trip to the Tongass in southeast Alaska.
Read MoreExploring An Arctic Nursery
Recently, I was lucky enough to be part of a small group that landed on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The sun had not set for nearly a month, and the temperatures were still hovering around freezing.
Read MoreHow To Survive In The Alaskan Wilderness
(This piece is posted with permission from ROL Cruises.) Everything you need to know about staying safe in the wild.
Read MoreGetting Up Close And Personal With Alaska’s Glaciers
Alaska Wilderness League is always excited to share new guest bloggers. Daniel Fortner of Alaska Shore Tours gives his experience with glaciers in Alaska, how they’re made, and the effects that climate change is having on these awe-inspiring natural wonders.
Read MoreThe Home Of The White Bear
Author Michael Engelhard has written a new essay collection, American Wild: Explorations from the Grand Canyon to the Arctic Ocean, and Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon. He lives in Fairbanks, Alaska and works as a wilderness guide in the Arctic.
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