Without roads, trails or formal campgrounds, Gates of the Arctic ... polar desert — all north of the Arctic Circle. Our family visited every National Park before my brother went to college. We had to ...

Thinking of the journey that brought me here — the 63rd national park I'd visited solo — I felt at peace. Gates of the Arctic isn't just a place on a park checklist; it's a reminder of how ...

Julie and I love visiting national parks, but a few, like Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska, are more challenging to reach. The remote park sits above the Arctic Circle and only received ...

Galyna Andrushko – stock.adobe.com A double rainbow on a summer evening in Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska. The Washington Post via Getty Images The scenery-loving scribbler said the ...

U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland recently announced that it will cancel permits for the 211-mile proposed Ambler industrial mining road, which would have cut through Gates of the ...

Alaska is home ... both Kobuk Valley and Gates of the Arctic, one of the U.S. national parks that is hardest to see. Want someone to plan your trip for you? The National Park Service lists ...