While Lower 48’ers are making plans for spring break, we Alaskans are making plans for spring breakup, as more light and more potholes are just a few of the signs of the seasonal transition to come. It’s not too early to start thinking about your garden, summer visitors and summer adventures, all while continuing to enjoy the fantastic skiing, snowshoeing, and hiking available on local trails. If you’re in need of a little inspiration or simply an excuse to get out of the house, there are plenty of fun and educational talks, presentations, and conversations, as well as live music, art events, and community fundraisers happening this week. Just check out these Best Bets.
62 Parks Traveler started with a simple goal: to visit every U.S. national park. Avid backpacker and public-lands nerd Emily Pennington saved up, built out a tiny van to travel and live in, and hit the road. The parks as we know them are rapidly changing, and she wanted to see them before it’s too late.
Pennington is committed to following CDC guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure the safety of herself and others. She’s visiting new parks while closely adhering to best safety practices.
Enormous blue tongues of ice crawled down the bleak faces of mountains and plunged headfirst into the sea. For miles I could make out the serrated edges of 400-foot-deep crevasses and glaciers spilling