When hiking alone in Alaska, I’d been told, make noise. The last thing you want to do is to surprise a bear. And so I was doing my best to fill the woods with song, belting out Broadway tunes as I ...

A Montana native and master builder has revealed how he erected a stunning log cabin on a plot of land in remote Alaska, spending two years battling the elements in order “to turn raw logs into a cozy ...

Public use cabins are very popular in Alaska, with demand exceeding supply. Various organizations are working on new huts and on this Outdoor Explorer we highlight two: Arctic Valley Ski Area and ...

Summer is barreling toward Alaska, and so is the enticing promise of weekends spent enjoying the state’s plentiful wilderness. But perhaps the realization of summer’s approach brings forth an ...

Sure, January has only just begun, but it’s time to start talking about summer plans. If those plans involve staying in a public-use cabin in Alaska, now might be the time to reserve it. Cabin ...

The 33rd annual Buckwheat International Ski Classic is this month. You may know the Log Cabin Ski trails where the event is held, but did you know those trails are maintained as part of an ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Records show that Sarah Palin hasn’t paid any property taxes on cabins that have been built on two backcountry plots partially owned by the former Alaska governor. There are no tax ...