The Fairbanks North Star Borough is hosting its annual summer trails challenge.

I had less than eight hours before my flight and I wanted to hike Matanuska Glacier, a two-and-a-half-hour drive each way from the Anchorage airport. It had been a fun weekend visiting friends, seeing ...

JUNEAU — Backers of a proposed 500-mile hiking trail from Seward to Fairbanks are waiting eagerly as the Alaska Legislature works in special session on Alaska’s state budget for the coming year.