Photo Gallery :: Alaska Expeditions :: Kayaking

 

  Ford's Terror   Ford's Terror is a very steep and narrow fjord, sixty miles southeast of Juneau in Alaska's Inside Passage. It lies within the Tracy Arm-Ford's Terror Wilderness. Ford's Terror juts off from Endicott Arm, a larger inlet that extends more than thirty miles into the rugged, ice-covered Coast Mountain Range, to a glacier that actively calves icebergs into the fjord.

 

  Glacier Bay   Glacier Bay's fascinating geology, plentiful wildlife (including the endangered humpback whale), and breathtaking scenery are the setting for an unforgettable wilderness experience. Amid soaring mountains and gorgeous tidewater glaciers, you'll watch for wildlife on both land and sea. You'll also learn about the fascinating natural and cultural history of the bay, and see land recently unveiled by retreating ice thousands of years old.

 

  Hubbard Glacier   North America's largest glaciers, the world's tallest coastal mountains, and the world's largest protected wilderness area are all here, and yet the area is virtually unknown. The towering St. Elias Mountain soars from the Pacific Ocean to a height of 18,000 feet. The snow never melts, and instead compresses into glacial ice, inexoriably flowing down to the sea. The largest of these glaciers is the Hubbard Glacier, five miles wide and 300 feet high!

 

  Icy Bay   The stunning St. Elias Mountains are the highest coastal range in the world. They dominate the coastline of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, the largest national park in the United States, and form a spectacular backdrop for Icy Bay, an area of startling superlatives. On long kayak paddles through fjords of floating ice, and challenging hikes to high reaches, you'll feast your eyes in one of Alaska's most spectacular settings and premier wilderness areas.

 

  Icy Strait   At Point Adolphus, underwater land formations and strong tidal currents create Alaska's most active whale feeding area. Days are spent kayaking and watching for orcas, sea lions, eagles, sea birds, and humpback whales, hiking the beaches, or exploring the old-growth rainforest of Chichagof Island. At night, we'll fall asleep under the canopy of the Tongass National Forest, while listening to the blows of whales frolicking just offshore.

 

  LeConte Glacier   LeConte Glacier Bay is a twelve mile-long fjord. It has been carved out of the surrounding coastal mountain range by glaciers, over the course of thousands of years. At the head of the bay is LeConte Glacier, the southernmost tidewater glacier in North America. The glacier is active, constantly fracturing and calving, filling the bay with thousands of icebergs, and sounds of thunder.

 

  Tebenkof Bay   Encompassing over 65,000 acres of bays, coves and small islands, Tebenkof Bay is a paddlers dream! Located on Kuiu Island about 50 miles southwest of Petersburg, the bay offers one of the most remote and wild areas in Southeast Alaska. Black bear, wolves and Sitka black-tailed deer inhabit the land, while the waters of the bay and adjacent Chatham Strait are home to Pacific humpback whales, stellar sea lions, numerous sea birds and hundreds of sea otters.