Us Alaska Backpacking Alaska's most valuable resource is its spectacular and untamed wild lands. Parks, refuges, and forests hold in trust some of the most complete ecosystems left on the planet. In magnificent settings, wildlife still roams free in natural habitats. In the Brooks Range, glacial valleys and rugged peaks, gently rolling tundra, lichen-covered hills and meandering rivers create an intricate collage amid endless days under the midnight sun.
Light suffuses the land like a palette, painting the landscape with golden, ethereal pastels.
That one night of midnight sun and utter stillness was itself worth the entire journey. You cannot see Alaska in a hurry. Best to pick one place and discover it afoot. In the solitude of wild country, find nourishment and wonder in our small-group wanderings over glacier, mountain and tundra. Our expeditions range from Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Gates of the Arctic National Park , to Noatak National Preserve and Kobuk Valley National Park , to the High Arctic Canadian islands of Banks, Victoria, and Ellesmere, and to Unalaska and Umnak Island in the Aleutian Islands.