Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

Brave the wilds of Alaska on this island of trails, where breathtaking mountain views await those who risk run-ins with ...

There’s perhaps no better way to spend fall in Alaska than by exploring the state’s national parks-especially if they include a fantastic kaleidoscope of autumn colors. But as the seasons change, ...

Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes and into the Mendenhall River, which runs through town. Subscribe to our ...

The air around me is heavy with rain and salt. I feel far from Eagle County’s dry and steady sunshine. Here, the Alaskan coastline changes quickly with the tide’s daily rhythm. New paths and creatures ...

Palmer, Alaska, is one of those small mountain towns that seem to have been plucked straight out of the Swiss Alps. Surrounded by towering peaks of the Talkeetna and Chugach Mountains, this is where ...