We
provide a variety of options for Alaskan wilderness adventure. Our
services include Alaska flight seeing trips, drop off or guided float
trips on wild Alaskan rivers, as well as fully guided and outfitted
glacier trips high in Alaska mountain wilderness. serve, North Slope Rivers and caribou calving grounds, and many more areas to venture into. The main hub for the area is Kotzebue AK, we will be operating from there. Alaska Airlines flies into Kotzeue three times a day so its very easy to make travel arrangements that far.
Our trips can also be a
learning experience for those interested in learning about Alaska's
wilderness. Our guides are life-long Alaskans and very familiar with the
areas and resident wildlife.
Our Backcountry Camps A
beautiful bush flight transports you to and from our camps. Our glacier
camp is on a terrace above Trident Glacier in the heart of the Alaska
Range. Float trips take you to one of two wilderness rivers north of the
Tanana River. The main part of these float trips are on sections of
these beautiful rivers relatively untouched by humans. Flightseeing
opportunities include incredibly scenic mountain and glacier viewing or
flights emphasizing wildlife viewing.
Eco-friendly Tours Important
aspects of these ecotourism adventures are their low impact on this
Alaska sub-arctic ecosystem and the extreme wildness of our trip
locations. We only put one group (max. 6 people) in each location at a
given time. Although it is only a short flight from civilization, our
camps are in true wilderness settings with no connection to the road
system.
Our goal is to provide a unique, memorable, and truly
Alaskan wilderness experience customized to the comfort level that you
desire ranging from a flight seeing trip to an unguided drop-off.
If
this sounds interesting, please call us today to discuss possibilities!
Come with us and let the beauty and serenity of nature physically and
mentally rejuvenate you. We want you to leave happier and healthier than
when you arrived.
Kotzebue Alaska Float Fishing Trip
Our
float trips will start with a forty-five minute flightseeing trip over
the Tanana Hills. The first part of the flight will be in a four-place
plane to a gravel strip and then a short flight in a two place Super Cub
from the larger strip to a short gravel bar on the upper Goodpaster or
Salcha River. From there it is a leisurely five-day float on the upper
50 to 60 miles (81 - 97 km) of one of these wild and scenic clearwater
rivers. Grayling fishing is phenomenal with fish in the 16 to 18 inch
(40.6 to 45.7 cm) range very common. The majority of our float trip
area has seen little trace of man since the early 1900's gold rush era.
Wildlife Sightings Abound The
boreal forest along these rivers has a variety of wildlife. You can
expect to see moose, caribou, black or grizzly bear, and possibly
wolves. Several of our float trip visitors have seen wolves -- the
highlight of anybody's trip. These expeditions are in extreme wilderness
with no contact with man except by satellite phones which we carry for
emergencies. Along the route you can visit hundred year old trapping and
mining cabins. On another historical note, the Goodpaster River was the
route for a telegraph line from Fairbanks to Eagle in the early 1900s.
Both this river and the Salcha river run through the summer range of the
Fortymile Caribou Herd which is going through some unique wildlife
management, including non-lethal predator control. The herd has
increased as a result of this work.
An Intimate Wilderness Experience - Fully Guided or Drop Off The
float trip will be limited to four to six people using two or three
canoe rafts which carry about 1500 pounds (680 kg) each, and a kayak
raft. Only one float trip party is scheduled on each river at a time.
Fully guided trips are available as well as unguided drop-offs. At the
end of the float trip you are once again flown from a gravel bar back to
Delta in a four-place Cessna.
To insure the preservation of the beauty and wildness of these rivers we adhere to Leave No Trace principles.
We believe that the Alaska wilderness is invaluable. The basis for our business is an appreciation and respect for this amazing wild land. Your hosts are second and third generation Alaskans with a life long commitment to this land.
We
provide a variety of options for Alaskan wilderness adventure. Our
services include Alaska flight seeing trips, drop off or guided float
trips on wild Alaskan rivers, as well as fully guided and outfitted
glacier trips high in Alaska mountain wilderness. serve, North Slope Rivers and caribou calving grounds, and many more areas to venture into. The main hub for the area is Kotzebue AK, we will be operating from there. Alaska Airlines flies into Kotzeue three times a day so its very easy to make travel arrangements that far.
Our goal is to provide a unique, memorable, and truly
Alaskan wilderness experience customized to the comfort level that you
desire ranging from a flight seeing trip to an unguided drop-off.
Our
float trips will start with a forty-five minute flightseeing trip over
the Tanana Hills. The first part of the flight will be in a four-place
plane to a gravel strip and then a short flight in a two place Super Cub
from the larger strip to a short gravel bar on the upper Goodpaster or
Salcha River. From there it is a leisurely five-day float on the upper
50 to 60 miles (81 - 97 km) of one of these wild and scenic clearwater
rivers. Grayling fishing is phenomenal with fish in the 16 to 18 inch
(40.6 to 45.7 cm) range very common. The majority of our float trip
area has seen little trace of man since the early 1900's gold rush era.
The
boreal forest along these rivers has a variety of wildlife. You can
expect to see moose, caribou, black or grizzly bear, and possibly
wolves. Several of our float trip visitors have seen wolves -- the
highlight of anybody's trip. These expeditions are in extreme wilderness
with no contact with man except by satellite phones which we carry for
emergencies. Along the route you can visit hundred year old trapping and
mining cabins. On another historical note, the Goodpaster River was the
route for a telegraph line from Fairbanks to Eagle in the early 1900s.
Both this river and the Salcha river run through the summer range of the
Fortymile Caribou Herd which is going through some unique wildlife
management, including non-lethal predator control. The herd has
increased as a result of this work.
The
float trip will be limited to four to six people using two or three
canoe rafts which carry about 1500 pounds (680 kg) each, and a kayak
raft. Only one float trip party is scheduled on each river at a time.
Fully guided trips are available as well as unguided drop-offs. At the
end of the float trip you are once again flown from a gravel bar back to
Delta in a four-place Cessna.