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Join our three week Southeast Alaska adventure and discover a land rich in colorful history amidst scenery and wildlife beyond belief. Fly by bush plane into Alaska's wilderness, then view humpback whales from your sea kayak in the Northern Hemisphere's finest whale watching waters. Backpack into the Yukon wilderness full of stunning mountain scenery then raft Southeast Alaska's finest whitewater. Travel by boat to a remote glacier then learn ice-climbing skills in some of the finest glacial terrian Alaska has to offer.
 Sea Kayak among Humpback Whales
We meet in Juneau, Alaska’s state capital, rich with Russian and Tlingit Indian history. Bald eagles perch on hillside treetops and snowcapped peaks rise abruptly from the downtown streets. We’ll hop a short bush flight to Gustavus on the shores of Icy Strait for the first wonderful leg of our journey. Then, traveling in two person kayaks, we ply the placid waters off the coast of Chichagoff Island, the finest place in the Northern Hemisphere to see marine mammals. Our five-day journey will find us marveling at sea otter families, colonies of sea lions and pods of orca whales. A never-ending display of feeding humpback whales croon us to sleep each night. Backpack the Yukon Wilderness
Following our return bush flight to Juneau, we’ll travel on the Alaska Marine Highway to historic Haines where we'll backpack in the footsteps of early Russian fur trappers and gold rush prospectors through the wonderful Yukon wilderness of spectacular glacier carved peaks, and meadows of flower laden wildflowers. We'll be on the lookout for this area's rich wildlife, including moose and both black and brown coastal bears. Whitewater Raft the Blanchard River
Upon our return from our wilderness trek we'll be ready for some fun and exhilarating Alaska whitewater. We'll spend a day on the wild and turbulent Blanchard River as we run class III and IV whitewater, enjoying some of the finest rapids in Southeast Alaska and the Yukon. Our riverbank campsite will be the perfect setting for a reading of Robert Service’s "The Cremation of Sam McGee."i Ice Climb and Trek among Alaska glaciersOur journey continues as we travel by boat to meet our climbing specialists for an introduction to glacier trekking and ice climbing on Davidson Glacier. With crampons and ice axes, we’ll learn new skills as we < climb this magnificent glacier of ice and snow. From Haines, we return to Juneau by ferry for our final celebration evening, savoring a native Alaskan dinner in a traditional long house.
All the major components of this trip have been offered by us over the past thirty-one years.
For students completing 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grades, grouped according to age.
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