Q&A: Walk Southeast on walking, virtually, from Juneau to Ketchikan

Hikers walk the Mount McGinnis ridge in Juneau on Saturday, August 2, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
What started as a way to stay active during COVID is now a regular seasonal fixture to many Juneau and Southeast residents. Walk Southeast is a free program of CBJ Parks and Recreation. The goal is to walk almost 300 miles and, while doing it, you get tickets for raffle drawings. Parks and Recreation’s Dawn Welch heads up the program. And Linda Kruger is AARP’s liaison for Walk