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Outdoor Explorer - Alaska Public MediaStep outside into Alaska Author: Alaska Public Media
You're invited to step outside into Alaska. Follow us to a new trail or fishing hole, learn what to pack, when to go, and most importantly, how to stay safe. Learn about life-long fitness and get inspired to go outside in the backcountry or on the bike trails. Language: en-us Genres: Sports, Wilderness Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Day hiking in Southeast Alaska | Outdoor Explorer
Thursday, 12 November, 2026
On this episode, we hear from Madison Reynolds about her new book, "Day Hiking Southeast Alaska," a guide to the hiking trails of Alaska’s Southeast Panhandle. We hear about her experiences finding and hiking the trails herself while working in the region as a wildlife biologist, her process of writing the book and her experiences in other wild parts of Alaska as a student and researcher.My conversation about the joys of hiking with Reynolds reminded me of a conversation I had with through-hikers I met in California in 2019. I was in the middle of a long bikepacking trip when I crossed paths with “Black Santa” and “Pearl” (their trail names) and we discussed their experiences as long-distance through-hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail. We hear that conversation from 2019 in the second portion of the show.
