While the weather in the Anchorage Bowl was damp and dismal, Mariyam Medovaya and Haley Johnston enjoyed a
bold and brisk autumn day on the Crow Pass Trail. The marathon-length segment through the Chugach Mountains from
Girdwood to Eagle River attracts trekkers prepared for a day-long or overnight adventure. What if it were longer?
In this month’s cover story, “One Step at a Time,” Medovaya describes the ambitious—and patient—plans for the
Alaska Long Trail. Facilities to be built over the next thirty years would connect established trails like Crow Pass into a
500-mile chain from Seward to Fairbanks. The world-class route would bring through-hikers and day-trippers in touch
with the natural resource of Alaska scenery.
