Ralph Marian Wolen, also known as Ralph Marion Wolen and Thor Winter, was 39 when he was last seen on May 27, 1993, leaving the village of Tanana to follow the Alakakit Trail toward a friend’s cabin on the Tozia River. He wore a green OD jacket and carried a silver rifle and had planned a lengthy trek into extremely remote, marshy terrain.

When he failed to arrive, a search and rescue effort did not begin until July. Searchers reached the friend’s cabin and found no one had been there for weeks; a two-day search turned up no tracks, clues, or sign of Wolen. The Alaska State Troopers still list the case as open, and the official investigation later wound down with his whereabouts unknown.

Is there anyone who knew Ralph’s travel habits, the Alakakit Trail, or who has information about crossings or cabins in that area?