Alaska
![Searching for Surf and Safe Passage in the Gulf of Alaska](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/2Z9D4NvqbHYV6sqqNma2rs/542560db6e08b2e51d1941472cd63800/Nate-Stephenson-Surf-Alaska-Seaview.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
A two-week boat trip through surfing's final frontier brings snow-capped mountains, icebergs and sea lions, hot springs and epic vistas
![The True Story of Island X, a Secret Surf Location in the Bering Sea](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/13jAj9jSGduiiwIEmur2Cb/dcd3c5a95bc6bb9a220c98164716fd4e/island-x-mark-mcinnis-21.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Photographer Mark McInnis shares images from a top-secret surf expedition to a remote Alaskan island, and his new book, half a decade in the making
![Photographer Forrest Smith on Life Adrift and His New Book “Wilder"](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/5nhavKMCRrES3isXZ2udx8/04f18fcc14065731be0cc104d1be45a3/forrest-smith-wilder-book-fieldmag-2.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Reflecting on a thoughtful project spanning four years of photography, nine states, a handful of countries, and a lifetime of experience
![What It's Like to Fish for Salmon in Alaska as a Greenhorn](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/46O7jo2RSV3kSJ43qlDEtV/ace7e91cd0da3ef7944a794d5357ad76/James-Barkman-Alaska-Salmon-Fishing-Fieldmag-hero.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Adventure photographer James Barkman trades his famous VW bus for a fishing boat for a summer of salmon chasing
![What It's Like to Climb Denali, North America's Highest Peak](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/3pxpQeSdfGC4oIg6UqOwwA/c05de59143309d94cd18025b3719640f/Barkman_fieldmag-Denali-Climb-digi-21.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Frostbite, altitude sickness, weeklong storms, near-death missteps, and sheer boredom—adventure photographer James Barkman recounts a 16-day summit effort to 20,310 feet
![Pan-American Trail Part One: The Alaskan Highway](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/59sL68TEM8wQ8Y2OO2CgIa/49f6d85b5264487ffa987b80236568fb/James-Barkman-Pan-America-AK-8.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Adventure photographer James Barkman sets off toward Alaska on a 30,000-mile motorcycle mission to climb peaks across the Americas
![Finding Solitude at Alaska's Iconic Hatcher Pass Mint Hut](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/4Ff3yljSKDkaOj6kC3iwfG/ea9e0c28af1a8f54d8df4166cd6b7fe2/C-Mongeau-Hatcher-Pass-thumb.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
A weekend mission from Anchorage to hiking to one of Alaska's great 1970s era backcountry huts, captured on 35mm film
![Camping & Hiking in Denali National Park & Chena Hot Springs](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1wW0hHagQQkwo62eAQMGim/44652185b6009e36c3c38f9f5c2aeab6/Upchurch-Alaska-Fall-11.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Basking in the brilliant colors and natural terrain that only autumn in Alaska can offer
![A 24 Hour Trip to Haines, Alaska to Film with Absinth](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1eivdJbPCqyeQcgU6okYSu/71a0742229b441ef3943ff96dbacbe4a/Sweetin-AK-Day-21.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Pro snowboarder Austen Sweeten finds himself with a last second invite to go heli boarding in Alaska—an opportunity you don't pass up