PR are EASY, and take you places Cars and Feet cannot.
If you like Hiking and want to try out the newest coolest twiston hiking and floating… this is your trip. Packrafts allow you to hike into unique places then float out a different route
LOTS of FUN!
Packrafts weigh around 5-10 lbs and fit into a stuff sack the size of a backpack tent. Yet, they perform like a whitewater kayak…only FAR more STABLE. Trips range for a single day to a FULL WEEK: Keep reading to see all the trips.
Alaska 7 day Adventure:
We designed this trip to allow you a great South Central Alaska Tour. Your trip combines the benefits of a custom tour of all the “must do” activities found in South Central AK:
- Hike to the largest Ice Field in North America,
- Observe the mamals and birds of Prince William Sound at the only Sea Life Center in AK,
- Tour an Iditarod Sled Dog Champion’s kennel,
- Climb on a glacier,
- Paddle amongst ice bergs,
- 2-3 hr hike each day
- Unique PACKRAFTING float EACH DAY
- Fly in a HELICOPTERfor your final fly-in packraft trip.
The Trip:
7 days (Sunday – Saturday) of hikes and floating around South Central Alaska. See the highlights of Alaska while engaging in exciting active physical activities.
This vacation tours from Seward AK and Kenai Fjord National Park to Willow Alaska the starting point for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.
Itinerary:
SAT Pre-trip;
We meet you at your Anchorage Hotel at 4:00 pm for dinner and gear inspection. It is important that you have warm clothes, adequate foot gear for hiking and floating, and solid rain gear. We have a hotel we prefer, upon booking we will set up your loding, for BOTH SATURDAY ARRIVAL and SATURDAY NIGHT before your SUNDAY departure.
Trips begin on Sunday: You should arrange your travel to Fly-in on Saturday, Fly-out on Sunday. We will book your Saturday departure hotel in Anchorage as well
Day 1 Sunday
Morning Drive to Seward AK.
Morning: Lake and easy river practice to learn basic paddle and rescue skills
Afternoon Hike to Exit Glacier and up to Harding Ice Field
Evening Tent camp Seward, Evening to walk around town, and water front
Day 2 Mon
Morn Tour Sea Life Center in Seward
Morn Visit Iditarod Champion Kennel and learn about the dog race
Afternoon Packraft Resurrection River from Exit Glacier to Seward Hwy (work you rafting skills; and its just a “beautiful scenic trip”.)
Evening Tent Camp, Kenai Lake
Day 3 Tuesday
Day Float Kenai River Canyon, Explore Skilak lake. (this is a non-motorized section of river that few visit due to the 7 mile lake paddle at the end. Ahh, the value of a packraft, we roll them up, and hike 45 minutes out of the canyon, avoiding a long paddle or the smell of outboard fumes… Packraft…got to love it.
Evening Tent camp in Hope AK ( A FUNKY little town with lots of Character, and lots of Salmon mid July to mid August)
Day 4 Wednesday
Day Hike 7 miles up Resurrection Pass trail. Float Class II and III river back …This is what Packrafts were made for…..
Evening Tent Camp
Day 5 Thursday
Morn Explore theVisitor Center at Portage Glacier
Afternoon Ride the rails of the Alaska Railroad to the Spenser Glacier Whistle stop. Hike 2 miles to Spenser Lake, paddle around house size ice bergs, then 3 hr float out. Camp fire diner on the river.
Evening Hotel / Inn in Palmer, AK SHOWERS !
Day 6 Friday
Day Late morning to enjoy sites of Palmer, Ak, or just sleep in
Afternoon Hike to put-in for Class III ”Mystery” River. This is a sheer wall canyon trip. Another Classic Hike / Packraft trip
Evening Hotel / Inn at Palmer, AK
Day 7 Saturday
Day Helicopter to head waters of Glacier Creek. This is a 12 mile, (5 hr float) class II / III grand Finale for your Alaska Packraft adventure.
Evening Anchorage Hotel drop off. Dinner on your own
Day 8 Sunday OPTIONAL SEA KAYAK Trip
Pick up at Anchorage Hotel 7 am. 1 hr drive to Whittier Ak, and drive through 2 mile tunnel to Prince William Sound. Board Water taxi for 45 minute ride to Black Stone Bay. We will kayak till 3 pm . We plan on making your Hotel or Anchorage Airport around 6:30 pm. This is our most popular one-day sea kayak trip. HUGE GLACIERS, seal, otters. ICE ICE ICE, floating everywhere. If you want to see those Glaciers as seen in the ADDS , this is the trip.
DATES:
June 3 -9 , 2012
June 24-30, 2012
July 22-28, 2012
August 5-11, 2012
Cost: $$2,370 for 7 day trip; add $300 for Day 8 Prince William Sound BIG ICE SEA KAYAK Trip optional
Includes: Hotel Saturday arrival, hotel Saturday departure, Meals Saturday arrival dinner to Saturday afternoon lunch, all attractions: Sea Life center, Iditarod tour kennel tour, Portage Visitor center, AK railroad ticket; Tents while camping, Inn in Palmer, Helicopter ride, packrafts, dry-suits, gloves, helmets, PFD, paddle, van pick up and drop off at your Anchorage Hotel,
in short: I hate paying extra fees, we have tried to cover your land costs, so you can pay one bill and come have fun.
You SUPPLY: Sleeping Bag, sleeping pad (we got em for rent if you need it), personal cup, warm clothes, 2 pair of long underware tops and bottoms, 3 pair wool socks, gloves, warm hat, sun hat, personal hygenie needs, fleece coat, GOOD rain gear, WATER SHOES… running shoe is good NRS carries a good water boot. You need a shoe you can hike in and packraft in. When we say packraft, we mean total immersion, soaking wet everyday, water bottle, backpack.. at least 2200 cu inches, with a waist belt. If you do not have one we can get you one, ($65).
