Trails are long, remote, and tend to cover far more difficult ground than that of the Lower 48: steep, high elevation climbs, ...

All weather-related wildcards aside, hiking in Alaska is different from hiking in other states. Trails are long, remote, and ...

Instead of taking a cruise, I made my first trip to Alaska better by driving around, skipping popular spots, and getting ...

As the summer winds down and the fall rears its chilly head, bears transform from shy and quiet residents of North America’s ...

The String, Jackson, and Jenny lakes are some of my favorite accessible viewpoints, and the more than 200 miles of hiking trails take visitors to vistas ... The port city is on the Kenai Peninsula and ...

With 95,000 miles of coastline, the U.S. boasts amazing whale-watching destinations, with opportunities to see orcas, ...

Hidden along Alaska’s trails and shorelines, these remote smokehouses turn wild salmon into smoky treasures worth the trek.

Most of the staff running three Alaska newspapers in Homer, Kenai-Soldotna and Juneau resigned in protest Monday. The decision came after the corporate owner of the Homer News, Kenai Peninsula Clarion ...

Eager to spend some time in the great outdoors? We asked our Nat Geo Travel Facebook fans to share their favorite trails, and their responses will have you lacing up your hiking boots before you know ...

A group of reporters and editors at two newspapers on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula are resigning over what they say was the handling of a recent article by their parent company, Carpenter Media Group, ...

Discover the Monument Trail in High Point State Park, a scenic 3.5-mile loop with panoramic views, rocky climbs, and rich New ...

Located on CT's portion of the massive Appalachian Trail, the hike to St. Johns Ledges may be the most challenging hike in ...