American officials quickly discovered a major snag in planning for the summit: summertime is peak tourist season in Alaska, and options both available and equipped to host the two world leaders were severely limited.

President Donald Trump is heading to Alaska Friday for a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in hopes of forging peace between Russia and Ukraine. After famously vowing to end the war in a single day,

The meeting in Alaska, announced last week, will be the first between the two leaders since Trump started his second term in office.