Alaska is not only vast, it also has some of the most varied and rugged terrain of any state in the nation. From numerous mountain peaks that tower over 10,000 feet in elevation, to the Aleutian Islands. From Bristol Bay and the Seward Peninsula, immense tundra dotted with lakes and rivers, to the Arctic region extending from Kotzebue, east to Canada. Alaska has 11 of the highest mountains in the US—including Mt. McKinley, the highest peak in North America—and half the world’s glaciers. The word “challenging” doesn’t even come close to describing the potential hazards of getting from one region to another in Alaska; understandably these hindrances make supporting Alaska’s rural populations with quality healthcare logistically difficult, not to mention extremely expensive. Chall

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