Alaska, a land of breathtaking landscapes and diverse regions, offers unique experiences throughout the year. From the ...

veering west for the heart of Denali National Park and Preserve. As the single-engine aircraft elevated over the Parks Highway and Alaska Railroad, my body tightened and breath shortened. Not because ...

This story appears in the February 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Park rangers here call the high season—from June through early September, when Denali National Park and Preserve ...

Denali National Park and Preserve checks all of the Alaska boxes: unspoiled wilderness, roaming wildlife, massive glaciers and snow-covered peaks. Covering more than 6 million acres and home to ...

A cruise to Alaska is a once-in-a-lifetime family or multigenerational vacation. With unique opportunities for wildlife ...

Cassidy Randall is the author of “Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women’s Ascent of Denali.” In 1896, a gold prospector named William Dickey led a journey ...

From its famous glaciers and northern lights sightings to its abundant wildlife and majestic national parks, Alaska offers so much to see. But navigating its vast landscape can be a challenge ...

Five minutes after squeezing into the Cessna 206 with three other giddy passengers, the blue-and-white six-seater zipped across the gravel runway and rose into an overcast sky, veering west for ...

The highest point on the North American continent is in Alaska and reaches a spectacular 20,320 feet above sea level. The local Athabaskan Indians reverently called the perpetually snow-covered ...