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Come
see Alaska by plane!
The
best way to see Alaska is from the air. Soar over glaciers,
icefields and alpine lakes, and search for moose, goats, sheep,
bear and marine life such as whales, porpoise and otters.
From Bear Lake, you have access to the Kenai Fjords National
Park, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Chugach National Forest,
and some of the wildest country in the world.
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Kenai Fjords Tour
This tour offers views of the immense Harding Icefield and
the stunning Kenai Fjords National Park, including Aialik
and Holgate Glaciers.
This
tour will begin at secluded Bear Lake and climb out over the
City of Seward, which sits at the foot of Mt. Marathon, home
of the famous race each Fourth of July. You'll follow Resurrection
Bay out toward the Gulf of Alaska, passing Fox Island and
Caine’s Head’s WWII embattlements. Heading into
the Kenai Fjords National Park, your first sight will be massive
Bear Glacier, a river of ice flowing out of the Harding Icefield.
Farther into the park, you'll soar near the faces of Holgate
and Aialik Glaciers, both tidewater glaciers that calve huge
icebergs daily into the fjords. You'll want to keep your eyes
open for humpback whales in their summer feeding cycles, and
the Fjords’ resident orcas. You'll fly up from the glaciers
over the icefield they are part of, taking in the vast expanse
of ice and nunataks, or lonely peaks, that jut out of the
ice and snow. On your way back to Bear Lake you'll
fly over alpine lakes that sparkle like gems in the lush greenery.
Here goats perch along jagged cliffs, moose graze the meadows,
and bear gorge themselves on the summer salmon runs.
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Kenai
Peninsula Tour
This tour takes you over the Kenai Peninsula's many alpine
lakes, from turquoise-blue Kenai Lake to the tundra lakes
surrounded by hanging glaciers.
This
floatplane tour will begin at secluded Bear Lake, which is
a part of the historic Iditarod trail, and will climb out
over Resurrection Canyon and up the face of Exit Glacier to
take in the expanse of the Harding Icefield. Tundra lakes
Iceberg and Twin will appear in their isolated splendor surrounded
by snaking alpine glaciers. You'll fly over Skilak Lake, the
terminus and drainage for the massive Skilak Glacier. You'll
then circle over Upper Russian Lake, known for its run of
Sockeye salmon and the bears that fish for them. Next, you'll
pick out Cooper and Crescent Lakes as you head over Kenai
Lake and the famous Kenai River (the most fished river in
Alaska). Iceberg lake is known for its small herd of Caribou,
Upper Russian for its Grizzly bears, and Dall sheep frequent
the mountains around Crescent Lake as well as moose at the
lower elevations. Spotting is half the fun!
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Prince
William Sound Tour
This tour travels over some of Alaska's most remote back country,
and boasts the massive Sargent Icefield, pristine Nellie Juan
Valley, countless waterfalls, and the rugged coastline of
Prince William Sound.
This
tour will begin on secluded Bear Lake at the base of Tiehacker
Mountain, which got its name when the spruce on its slopes
were harvested to make railroad ties. The tour will climb
east toward Prince William Sound and off the beaten path to
some very remote country. Sparkling Nellie Juan Lake sits
in a boulder-strewn valley surrounded by ice. The spectacular
Sargent Icefield extends to the Gulf of Alaska with its many
tidewater glaciers: Excelsior, Chenega, and Ellsworth, to
name a few. The coastline of Prince William Sound is dotted
with islands, inlets, small bays, lagoons, icebergs and waterfalls.
Flying over Kings Bay and into Paradise Valley reveals sites
that live up to their names. Sea life is abundant in these
waters so be on the look out for orcas and humpback whales.
Dall sheep frequent these mountain vistas along the coast
and goats inhabit the rocky inland slopes. Moose and bear
are often seen browsing the meadows.
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