Porcupine Cabin in Hope is one of 25 cabins to be built as part of the Alaska Cabins Project. (Hunter Morrison/KDLL) Nestled in the forest just beyond the Porcupine Campground on the west end of the ...

As we gain some distance from the frenetic holiday season, you’re not alone if you’re craving a much-needed escape. From post-festivity fatigue to procrastinated work projects, the new year is an ...

If you’ve been daydreaming about retreating into the wilderness more than usual lately, you’re not alone. When life’s demands threaten to bowl us over, the urge to escape feels almost instinctual. In ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Alaska Cabins Project aims to make traveling to Alaska's wilderness easier and more inclusive. Photograph by Amber Johnson, ...

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 ...

Imagine you're sitting in a log cabin in the middle of Alaska. It's the middle of January, when temperatures routinely dip to 40 degrees below zero. It's 5 p.m. and pitch black outside. You're waiting ...

The online bidding for six Air Force cabins in Alaska started at $25 apiece on Feb. 23. When the digital gavel came down -- so to speak -- two days later, each of the cabins had sold for at least ...

Overnighting in Alaska’s wilderness is about to get easier. The Alaska Cabins Project, a joint initiative from the Forest Service and the National Forest Foundation, will bring 25 new, easily ...

Apr. 4—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 ...