Trekking into the storm-battered, golden beauty of Adak Island
By Alaska standards, Adak — with its lack of trees, brush and bears — is surprisingly amenable to backcountry travel, and everyone on the island has a story.
Elusive caribou in remote 'birthplace of the winds'
Far out in the Aleutian chain, plenty of caribou await hunters on Adak Island. But the animals, which outnumber hunters more than 10 to 1, take advantage of the miserable weather and congregate in hard-to-reach spots.