An exploration of wonderment

ANCHORAGE, AK (PNAN) – On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at the Anchorage Museum, from 6:00-8:00 pm, an evening with Roman Dial during the “Outdoor Adventure Series: Alaska Packrafters.” Discover the beginnings of packrafting in Alaska, share stories, and answer questions. The program celebrates Alaska incubators and trailblazers in the outdoor world.

In addition and currently on view through February 15, 2026, the exhibition, “Roman Dial: Crossings” showcases images, which record changing landscapes, equipment, and approaches to outdoor travel, and commemorate some of Alaska’s most well-known characters in the mountaineering and backcountry world.

Wilderness explorer Roman Dial has been traversing Alaska’s peaks, tundra, and rivers since the 1970s, documenting his hiking, bicycling, boating, skiing, and ice-skating adventures through photographs.