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New Tech Features Installed at Glen Alps Trail Head

New Tech Features Installed at Glen Alps Trail Head

Chugach State Park has added some new features to make hitting the trails even easier for visitors.

Photos: Diamond Gulch Hike in Homer

Photos: Diamond Gulch Hike in Homer

A hike at Diamond Gulch in Homer is a choose-your-own-length hike. With an approximately 1.5-mile hike down from the Sterling Highway (at...

Exit Glacier a Short Hike With Nice, Long Views

Exit Glacier a Short Hike With Nice, Long Views

What glows at night, turns pink in the spring, and is blue on a cloudy day?

Thunderbird Falls proves beautiful, accessible to all

Thunderbird Falls proves beautiful, accessible to all

It may not fall on the top of your list of things to do, but in a short trip to Thunderbird Falls you'll likely stumble upon something...

Trekking across the Matanuska Glacier

Trekking across the Matanuska Glacier

Heavy snow falls in the peaks of the Chugach Mountains, building a snowpack that even a long summer can’t melt. The Matanuska...

Portaging 13 Lakes a Doable, if Ambitious, Day Trip

Portaging 13 Lakes a Doable, if Ambitious, Day Trip

What's nice about the loop of lakes around this state recreation area is that it can be as casual or ambitious as you want to make it.

Hot Spots: Flattop Mountain a beacon to Alaskans, tourists

Hot Spots: Flattop Mountain a beacon to Alaskans, tourists

Sunny weather Monday sent hundreds flocking to nearby trails to get out and enjoy Anchorage's scenery. But...

Keeping the whole family happy on the trail

Keeping the whole family happy on the trail

Writer Erin Kirkland is the editor of AKontheGO.com, a website dedicated to family travel in the 49th state.

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