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Bailey Berg

Bailey Berg is a freelance writer based in Anchorage, Alaska. She covers travel, sustainability, and food and drink (and often where they intersect). Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Lonely Planet, Atlas Obscura, Fodor's, and Architectural Digest, among other publications.

Sheldon Chalet

The most mind-boggling detail of this five-room luxury lodge is that it even exists.

Borealis Basecamp

Nestled in a boreal forest near Fairbanks, the domed huts and stark landscape make Borealis Basecamp feel like a lunar colony.

Tordrillo Mountain Lodge

This remote lakeside luxury lodge built within a forest of spruce and alder trees sits just 40 minutes from Anchorage.

Talkeetna Roadhouse

Waterfall Resort

Once Alaska's largest fish cannery, this resort caters to anglers—and is accessible exclusively by floatplane.

Chena Hot Springs Resort

A favorite spot for locals and visitors alike, this resort centers around a natural-rock lake.

Alyeska Resort

Alyeska is technically in the Anchorage metro area, but feels a world away.

Sailing Through Alaska on the Country’s Only Indigenous-Owned Cruise Line

Aboard Alaskan Dream Cruises, passengers learn about Indigenous culture and lands while getting up close to glaciers and wildlife.

A Beginner’s Guide to Working from Wherever You Want

Advice for a growing remote-only crowd, from workers who have already found the freedom to relocate.

GoPro’s New Floating Sunglasses Are a Summertime Essential

Never lose a pair of sunglasses to the ocean or lake again.

Where to Eat, Stay, and Play in Anchorage

Come for the craft breweries, salmon fishing, and world-class hiking. 

All the New Ways to Explore Alaska this Summer

While large-ship cruising remains on hold, the state is offering new ways to welcome guests this season.

Captain Cook Hotel

This Anchorage institution has unobstructed views of the Cook Inlet and the Chugach Mountain Range.