Womens Backpacking 101 Trip May 30-June 2, 2019 w/Sarah M Histand Training and Traverse Alaska. Kick-off summer backpacking season and join a small group of women with Personal Trainer Sarah Histand and Guide/Photographer Mollie Foster leading this Ladies Backpacking 101 Trip.  This is a great adventure for any ladies that want to get into backpacking, Learn More

Traverse Alaska seeks applicants for professional wilderness guide positions. We are looking for individuals that are highly adaptable, flexible, respectful, empathetic, creative, and interested in growing with the company both personally and professionally. The Wilderness Guide will serve as a point person for trip logistics from start to finish, including outreach to locals and visitors Learn More

Travel Weekly story by Renee Brincks As mushers prepare for this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a new Traverse Alaska tour will take guests behind the scenes for eight days leading up to the event’s official start. Traverse Alaska partnered with Squid Acres Kennel to create the 2019 Intimate Iditarod Experience, a six-person outing that features Learn More

High school didn’t unfold exactly the way True envisioned it would. In August of 2017, just before the start of his junioryear, True was diagnosed with Burkitt leukemia and started five months of aggressive treatments. Hospital stays made True’s passion for photography hard to practice, but he still dreamed of being able to spend time Learn More

Travel Weekly story by Renee Brincks After many Alaska destinations saw an increase in traffic last winter, operators are gearing up for this year’s aurora viewers, skiers, dogsledders and snow machine riders with a full slate of seasonal options. The Alaska Railroad is expanding its winter-season train service for the fifth year in a row, adding new Learn More

We are excited to be offering a new trip for this Spring 2019!  The Intimate Iditarod Experience. Experience the world of dog mushing by becoming a member of the Squid Acres Racing Team. Learn firsthand what it takes to reach the starting line of the 1,049-mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race. With only 6 spots available, Learn More

There are fall colors in the tundra, the moose and caribou are scraping the velvet off their antlers, the fireweed has gone to seed, and the sandhill cranes are migrating through.  There’s even fresh snow in the high country! Every year we look back on this time and think, how did this summer fly by Learn More

Spend a day with us to prepare for your independent trip into Denali National Park! Denali National Park is a unique and incredible wilderness, especially because it contains very few developed trails.  Hiking off-trail is an empowering experience, as the entire park is open to your curiosity and will to explore – it’s the true Learn More

The tourism industry in Alaska continues to grow, as more people around the world want to witness the magic of the 49th state.  That growth means more choices on where to go and what to do, and wading through those myriad options can be daunting! At Traverse Alaska, we take pride in the local connections we’ve forged Learn More

Summer has finally arrived in Denali!   This year we were lucky to have lots of snow fall in late winter, which ensured excellent skiing, fat biking, and dog mushing through April and into early May.  Now, we are gearing up for summer mode. The ridgetops are peeking through the snow, the local creeks are Learn More