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Hike the Chugach High Route

You don't need a floatplane to visit this Alaskan paradise.

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Right outside of Anchorage, you’ll find a sporty peakbagging adventure: Connect all the 5,000-foot summits in the Chugach Front Range on a three-day traverse. Begin in Snowhawk Valley and start with Temptation Peak, tagging 12 high points on the way to Turnagain Arm, says photographer Matt Hage. 

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