About Erin Kirkland

Erin Kirkland is a freelance journalist, author of Alaska On the Go: Exploring the 49th state with children, publisher of AKontheGO.com, and managing editor of Outdoor Families Magazine. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Snowshoeing Alaska’s Mendenhall Valley

For sheer geologic eye candy, Alaska sure does deliver. From craggy rock faces to striped glacial moraines, the Last Frontier is flush with opportunities to observe the world’s shifting, grinding perpetual motion up close. For those who venture to Alaska’s … Continue reading →

Find a Winter Wonderland in Alaska’s Interior

December air sparkled as only a winter morning could provide as I struggled to secure straps on my snowshoes at a trailhead in Talkeetna, Alaska. At nearly 10 a.m., the sun was just beginning to crest behind rolling hills, … Continue reading →