After a few hours of skiing through deep snow, Forest Wagner and I smelled a tuna sandwich. We knew we were closing in on warm pools of water. From the frozen Kanuti River, we moved along an open ...

Two new mountain passes in Alaska’s Brooks Range are now displayed on sectional charts, as of March 24. The new charts identify the Naqsralugiaq and Carters passes, with displayed elevations as high ...

The Salmon River, possibly the most famous waterway in Arctic Alaska, was the opening subject of John McPhee’s classic, “Coming into the Country.” McPhee and his companions — a combination of state ...

Washington, D.C. — The Brooks Range in northwest Alaska is one of the most remote and pristine mountain regions in the country, but it’s at risk of becoming an industrial mining hub that would destroy ...