"A Guide to Alaska," published in 1943, includes this comparison map of Alaska and the Lower 48 states. Colby’s observations of natural Alaska also hold up well after 80 years. He described the ...

Experience the hassle-free geologic mapping with retouched topo that comes with all the functional layers needed for a good geologic map. This ready to use USGS Topo map has the following features: ...

The route of the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899. By Henry Gannett and the U. S. Geological Survery. Source: Library of Congress. Map artist Gilbert Thompson drew the map showing the Hubbard ...

Beginning today, users can discover hikes in U.S. national parks, create custom walking routes, save favorite spots to a new ...

Immense beyond imagination, Alaska covers more territory than Texas, California, and Montana combined. Wide swaths of the 49th state—aptly nicknamed the “Last Frontier”—are untamed and ...

If you see your reflection in the snow covered hills, it might be time to check out a new map from the United States Geological Survey. The map reveals that a surprisingly large part of the country is ...

The string of recent deadly slides is changing the way people look at their surroundings and plan for the future in a ...

So how has it worked out one generation later? To some extent, it depends where you plunk down your finger on Alaska’s map. There have been examples of bureaucratic bungling by uptight or bullying ...

About 130 U.S. soldiers are returning to their bases after being deployed to a remote Alaska island amid a spike in Russian ...

Hikers should carry topographic maps, a compass, and (ideally ... Fishing opportunities in the park are some of the best in ...

Two Russian surveillance aircraft were tracked in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone on Saturday, according to the ...

By using those old topographic maps as well as some vintage aerial photos ... He’s a Navy vet, a retired Alaska Airlines ...