A Public-Radio Reporter Helps Build Alaskan Wilderness Trails

Everyone in Alaska has a story of how they ended up here. I grew up in Wilton, Conn., and when I was in fourth grade I had a camp counselor who later moved to Alaska. He kept in touch with me and sent me pictures. I put a map of Alaska on my wall, and I always wanted to come here.

I've always loved the outdoors, even though my family is not particularly outdoorsy. At Tufts University, I majored in environmental studies and geology, because you got to go on great field trips.