“Had an amazing day with Mollie hiking the tundra around Denali with our family (kids 1, 3, 9, grandmother). She was very considerate of our climbing abilities and worked great with the kids to show them plants/animals (lots of blueberries) and teach them about the area. She even managed to get us into a private dog sled kennel to interact with some Husky puppies to finish off the day. Would highly recommend to anyone looking to explore Denali.”
Traverse Alaska Philosophy
Traverse Alaska specializes in private, custom human-powered adventures based in Denali. We provide single-day and multi-day hiking, rafting, backpacking, packrafting and custom trips that focus on deep exploration and education across Alaska. Partnering with the highest quality local lodges and restaurants enables us to create seamless itineraries that inspire connections to our natural world and ignite the soul. Our custom-designed trips challenge guests while creating the opportunity to experience true, wild freedom at their own unique pace.
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We are dedicated to supporting organizations that keep Alaska wild.
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Some of our favorite non-profit partners are doing valuable work for Alaska lands, wildlife, and people.
Follow these organizations to stay connected on important Alaska issues:
@keepalaskawild
@thenortherncenter
@alaskatrails
@greatlandtrust
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A herd of caribou graze on the tundra, just after midnight in @denalinps with Denali visible in the distance.
At 12:30am right after the new year, the sky opened up and Mother Nature put on her own epic fireworks display! 2025 is off to a wonderful start✨
2024 Summer highlights: August
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Private, custom fly-in backpacking trips (enjoying breakfast with caribou walking through camp), exclusive rafting trips for larger families (7-12ppl+), making time to stop and swim on the river, intro to backpacking overnight trips, enjoying clear, snowy mountain views, autumn colors changing, and custom week+ long trip from Fairbanks to Seward for a family of 4.
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2024 Summer highlights: July
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Private, custom rafting adventures with families and young kids in their own big raft, safely rafting by the Riley Creek fire, families learning about sled dogs and cuddling puppies, seeing bears while hiking, experiencing clear views of Mt. Denali for the first time, learning about packrafting, and finding water to cool off on those rare hot July days.
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2024 Summer highlights: June
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Private, custom day hiking and rafting adventures, kids getting to practice rowing a raft, rafting adventures with all ages including grandparents and grandkids, traversing the tundra with active families, finding wildflowers and caribou antlers on the tundra, learning about sled dogs and mushing, and getting to experience all 20,310ft. of the mountain—Denali on a clear, bluebird day.
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Happy solstice weekend from Denali! ✨
Now we shift toward the light.
Sunrise: 10:45am
Sunset: 3:05pm
4hrs 20min of daylight
We’re continuing with our guide introductions.
Next up, Bill “Buckwheat” Overington / @80billwheat who has been involved with Traverse Alaska for a number of years.
Buckwheat wears multiple hats including raft guide and manager of our entire river rafting department of the business (in addition to many other talents he brings to the team).
We are so fortunate to have his expertise, dedication, attention to detail, and fun, laid-back attitude on our team.
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Where are you from?
Originally from Florida, which seems kind of strange, but I moved to Colorado when I was 12. I split my time between Colorado and Alaska.
How long have you been in Alaska?
I came to AK in 1989, so it’s been 35 years now.
What do you love about guiding?
Being outside everyday is important to me, so I apparently made a career out of it. Making outdoor experiences accessible to a broad range of individuals, in both age and background, is incredibly rewarding on a daily basis.
What are you most passionate about sharing when it comes to Alaska?
I love sharing river time with visitors to the Denali area. The Nenana is a free-flowing, glacial river and the eastern boundary of Denali National Park. The dynamic nature of changing water levels, a diverse range of old, young and even currently active geological features combined with a perfect progression of whitewater, scenery and lighting all makes for a very exciting, fun and memorable event on any Alaska vacation. The Nenana River is an amazing resource to have so easily accessible in our backyards. You can float for almost 40 miles where the Denali National Park boundary is the river and guests really appreciate that experience.
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As we approach the end of the year, we want to take some time to look back at some highlights from our summer season.
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2024 Summer highlights: May
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Guide training with our incredible team of professional Alaskan guides. We spent time hiking, rafting, learning from local experts (Alaska history, Alaska native culture, guiding in Alaska, fire ecology and more), traveling around the state and visiting some of our favorite spots and business partners. Our friend and professional Anne Beaulaurier/@alaskannie planned and ran our guide training this year, It was incredible. We’re already excited for guide training next year!
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The aurora borealis have been really active so far this winter in Denali!
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Have you always wanted to visit Alaska in the winter and see the northern lights? Contact us for winter trips between Feb-April!
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