Everything Alaska: 6

Our favorite links from around the state.

The Alaska Long Trail is back in the news. Tony Knowles, the former Governor of Alaska, is meeting with federal lawmakers to try and push the project forward.

KTOO reports: A 500-mile hiking trail across Alaska? Advocates say the pandemic is a perfect time to start.

Current sections of “Alaska’s Appalachian trail” exist, but need to be connected and improved. Max Romey recently completed sections of the trail from Seward to Girdwood and reports they’re only missing a couple pieces. “Once you connect those trails, it wouldn’t be crazy to take a long weekend or an extreme run or hike, or even backpack for a week.”

Check out a profile of Max on Trail Runner Magazine, as well as his sweet Instagram feed.