Outdoor Explorer

A tool at work. Photo from MatSu Trail Parks Foundation.A trail near Kachemak BayAlaska Trails VolunteersTrails at Kincaid Park, photo by Paul Twardock.A trail crew near Kachemak Bay.A trail crew near Kachemak BayTrails are one of the primary infrastructures in the outdoors. They lead us to destinations or are and end unto themselves. Trails get us through the bushes and into the high country. They provide opportunities for observing nature, exercise, and relaxation. A good trail is well designed and built to avoid erosion and lasts a long time. Trail building in Alaska has come a long way since people went straight up the fall line. Alaska Trails and other organizations and trail building businesses spend the winter months funding and planning for the summer trail building season. This show talks with the people who will be working on trails around the state, discussing what trail-building projects are happening this summer.HOST: Paul TwardockGUESTS:Steve Cleary: Alaska TrailsKathy Sarns-Irwin: Friends of Ka