Two weeks ago I was packing my car and bidding my friends and life in Boulder, Colorado goodbye.
Many women who live in Alaska live for adventure. Here are two women who embody this spirit. For a closer look at what sets these northern-dwellers apart, read this issue’s feature, Shining Bright.
In Talkeetna, Alaska, “summit” is a verb, village life recalls the 1990s TV series Northern Exposure, and climbers prep to base camp on the flanks of Denali— at 7,000 feet. My second trip to Alaska started here, and while I wouldn’t be climbing any mountains, I would soon overcome unexpected obstacles on an entirely different level.
During winters in Fairbanks Alaska, nearly every mountain bike ride is epic. On one such day in February, I decided to ride on the frozen-solid Tanana River.
After college, Miranda Weiss leaves the East Coast, following her boyfriend and his dream to Homer, Alaska. What seems like a typical girl-meets-world memoir quickly veers away from cliche.
We just moved from Reno to Fairbanks, Alaska. Our great adventure was traveling the Alaska Highway. We started our adventure off by camping in my cousin’s yard in the wilderness near Cranbrook, BC.
Denali National Park’s assistant kennel manager, Carmen Adamyk, gives us a glimpse inside her unconventional life.
For Sarah Heath Palin, Alaska’s wildly popular first female governor, being in the outdoors is not about rafting the toughest rapid or climbing the steepest pitch. It’s simply a way of life.
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