Itinerary

Day 1: Today you’ll fly from Anchorage to Port Alsworth – one of the most stunning bush flights in Alaska. After meeting your guide, you’ll check into our lakeside lodge on Lake Clark, spend the afternoon hiking to Tanalian Falls, and finish the evening with an orientation/welcome dinner at the lodge. Lunch & Dinner included

Day 2: After breakfast at the lodge, we’ll load the floatplane and lift off into the morning skies bound for Turquoise Lake. We’ll set up camp at the east end of the lake and assemble our kayaks.  We’ll then hoist day packs and head off to explore one of the mighty drainages that bring glacially churned waters to the head of the lake.  We’ll practice river crossing techniques, discuss the forces that have shaped this landscape for thousands of years, and bask in the solitude of this amazing wilderness.  After our first gourmet wilderness dinner, you’ll have the chance to do an evening paddle on the lake. All meals included.

Day 3: As you leave the comfort of our sleeping bags and wait for the warmth of the morning sun, you’ll sip coffee as our guide prepares a sumptuous breakfast that is sure to fuel you for the adventure ahead.  We’ll then strike out for a day of hiking in the grand canyon of Lake Clark National Park.  Our goal today will be the Turquoise Glacier, a 6-mile hike up-valley.  As you marvel at the 5000’ walls of the canyon and the waterfalls cascading from distant summits, you are bound to be speechless by the surrounding majesty.  If weather and time allow, our guide will take you up onto the glacier ice for a unique and absolutely Alaska hiking experience. All meals included

Day 4: After a leisurely breakfast, we’ll break down camp, trade our trekking poles for paddles, and launch our kayaks into the pristine waters of Turquoise Lake. Kayaking on Turquoise Lake is both awe inspiring and humbling.  As we paddle our way west to our next camp, we’ll crane our necks to take in all of the amazing scenery and scan the shorelines for some of the critters that call this place home.  All meals included.

Day 5: Today we’ll stretch our legs on another amazing hike.  We’ll climb the benches that line the southern shore of the lake, and make for Crag Peak; one of our favorite hiking locations in this watershed.  From the summit of this rocky peak, we will soak in our surroundings, and no doubt be in awe of the panoramic view from our newly achieved summit.  All meals included.

Day 6: We dedicate our final full-day in the wilderness hiking to and visiting one of the most unique locations in the park.  A few miles south of our camp, nestled deep in the mountains, is the magical 'sheep lick.' This mineral lick is a favorite haunt for the majestic Dall sheep and we'll likely see ewes and lambs frolicking in the area.  Bound to be a favorite of the trip, this hike is sure to satisfy the adventurous spirit in all of us. All meals included.

Day 7: Too soon for most, our floatplane will arrive by mid morning to return us to Port Alsworth.  After showers and a celebratory lunch, we’ll tally up our wildlife sightings, and revel in the adventure that we will never forget.  We’ll then pay an afternoon visit to the Lake Clark National Park visitor’s center where you’ll have a chance to purchase maps and postcards. You’ll then board an afternoon charter flight to Anchorage.  If you are departing Alaska on this day, please schedule all homebound flights for after 9PM.  Breakfast & Lunch included.

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