Lisa Maloney has lived in Alaska for more than 25 years. A former hiking columnist for The Anchorage Press, she also covered a nationwide hiking and backpacking beat for About.com, served as a senior editor at Alaska magazine, authored the award-winning travel guidebook Moon Alaska, and contributes outdoor and lifestyle articles to a number of publications. Find her at www.hikingalaska.net; or Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @HikingAlaska.
