Alaska is full of nature, but many places can be hard to get to. This lake is not only beautiful, but it's also accessible, only one hour away from Anchorage.

Southeast Alaska is home to more than 850 species of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers. When you count them up, it’s more ...

Preserved pollen and spores that plants leave behind have settled at the bottom of the lake, which allows scientists to study ...

Several mountain goats graze along the Crow Pass Trail a few miles from its Girdwood trailhead on July 27, 2024. In Alaska, mountain goats live in coastal regions of Southcentral and Southeast.

Portage Lake, Alaska on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Girdwood Fire and Rescue/Facebook British Skier Saves 2 Brothers' Lives During Mountain Helicopter Crash That Killed 3 Others ...

Good Samaritans helped save stranded plane crash victims on Monday after their aircraft went missing over a mountain range in Alaska. A Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser was reported overdue on Sunday ...

In 1970, Alaskan mountaineer and doctor Grace Hoeman led the first all-women’s attempt to summit Denali — which was, in fact, the first all-female attempt at any of the world’s big peaks.