I n June of 1970, amid the snow-covered rock ramparts of Denali (the true name of North America’s highest peak), six women ...

And so, in the kind of random act that so often accompanies the colonial naming of geographic “discoveries,” Dickey and his comrades decided to bestow the name McKinley upon the huge peak. It caught ...

America has always stripped the land of its original Indigenous names. It's had surprising climate implications ...

Despite a landslide blocking land access, there are still lodges offering fly-in service beyond the road system to reach the ...

An Alaska state legislator has reintroduced a bill that would require the state to sell the Alaska Railroad. House Bill 120 ...

A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at ...

In 1970, they became the first group of women to reach the top of the Alaskan mountain — but the odds were against them.

DENALI BOROUGH, Alaska — Chris Noel is the mayor of Denali Borough and lives in the forested neighborhood of McKinley Village, which sometimes shows up as Denali Park on online maps. He’s very ...

Credit: Alan Musy - ADM PhotoGraphics / Getty Images Denali National Park and Preserve checks all of the Alaska boxes: unspoiled wilderness, roaming wildlife, massive glaciers and snow-covered peaks.

In 1970, six climbers set out to summit Denali in the first all-women’s attempt at any of the world’s big mountains. Their ...

This Alaskan Railbookers itinerary offers one of the best ways to explore the Land of the Midnight Sun. Railbookers has an 11-day train itinerary called "Grand Alaska Adventure with Alaska Railroad ...