Day hikes in a wide variety of terrain  - ranging from trail-less tundra and alpine lakes to mountain ridges and temperate rainforest 

Wildlife and Natural History Bus Tour in Denali National Park

Camping on our own private and special properties

Two nights camping with (hopeful!) views of Mt. McKinley

Three days and two nights in Wrangell-St.Elias National Park.  Our campsite is located on a glacial creek island.

Hike to a unique mud "volcano"

Two nights in the cozy, creekside Discovery Cabins in Hope

Opportunities for optional Mt. McKinley and Wrangell-St. Elias flightseeing excursions, glacier hiking at Matanuska Glacier or in Wrangell-St. Elias

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Tour  Price and 2010 Dates:

Abbreviated Itinerary:

Day  1     Anchorage - Denali: travel north towards Denali Park; afternoon hike in the Alaska Range, near Denali State Park; private camp overlooking Jack River

Day  2     Denali National Park: full day natural history and wildlife tour into the center of the park; late afternoon hike on the outskirts, Jack River camp

Day  3     Denali-Meier's Lake: traverse spectacular Denali Hwy (gravel); afternoon hike alpine ridge of Maclaren Summit; optl. hike to Gulkana Glacier; cabins and showers!

Day  4     Meier's Lake-McCarthy: leave Alaska Range and head into Wrangell-St. Elias National Park; cross Kennicott River to reach private riverside camp; afternoon hike over glacial terminal moraine; explore McCarthy

Day  5     McCarthy-Kennicott: travel four miles to abandoned town/mine of Kennicott; exploration; hike to the Root Glacier and onto the face; lunch on glacier;  evening hike w/flightseeing optional; riverside camp

Day  6     McCarthy- Gakona: Morning hike or leisure time; late afternoon trip to Gakona and private camp on high bluff overlooking the Copper River, with incomparable vistas of the Park and several volcanoes

Day  7     Gakona-Hope: travel along the Matanuska River between the Talkeetna and Chugach Mountains to the Kenai Peninsula; explore the wild terrain of the Matanuska Glacier; wander gold rush town of Hope; overnight in Discovery Cabins on Bear Creek; dinner "in town".

Day  8     Hope: full day hike up Bear Creek Valley, to alpine lake country; evening barbecue; campfire; overnight in Discovery Cabins

Day  9     Hope-Anchorage: travel to Girdwood; rainforest hike along Winner Creek; lunch at Alyeska Bakery; late afternoon return to Anchorage
 

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