Some articles to help you prepare for your alaska hiking and backpacking trip. Stories about backcountry cooking, physical conditioning, navigation and a variety of other topics. Let us know if there is a subject you would like to see discussed.
Preparing for an Alaska backpacking adventure involves more than just packing the right gear; it requires conditioning your body for the physical demands of the wild.
There are many factors to consider when evaluating Alaska hiking trip options: duration, mileage, terrain, special challenges or hazards, weather, group size and more.
When it comes to backcountry, wilderness travel, there are normal trail miles and then there are Alaskan miles.
Growing up on the shores of Lake Superior Gitchigumi, Anna has always had a love for playing outside. Anna has spent 5 summers working as a backcountry guide at a wilderness adventure camp and sharing outdoor experiences with youth including canoe trips in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and backpacking trips around the lower 48 as well as the Alaska Brooks Range.