Brown and Black Bear*Bald Eagles*and Other Wildlife
Have a close encounter (of the safe kind)! Bear viewing opportunities can be either from an established Forest Service platform that you share with other participants, or our specialty and favorite is viewing them in other remote locations, away from the crowds, and in a more naturally wild and quiet setting. No trying to view bears over or around other people. Our idea of a great bear viewing trip is one where we have the opportunity for quality viewing, and little or no chance of people viewing. Peak viewing occurs in July and August, when the streams are full of spawning salmon. Bald eagles and seals are always present in these locations, along with the salmon.
We also offer transport service to Anan Wildlife Observatory. We make it our business to know the current activity level and best viewing times possible. We will tell you what you can expect, and you decide. We do not have set schedules like most of the other operators, and we keep our groups small; six people or less.

Whale Watching and Other Marine Life
Watch and listen (yes, listen)! These whales; both humpback and orca (killer) whales; are very talkative, and have quite a vocabulary. Our boats are equipped with hydrophones (an underwater listening device) which allows us to eavesdrop on their conversations, and listen to them over our speaker system. These whales are very active and plentiful in Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage. They are here to feed on the various types of small fish and organisms that are abundant during the summer months. Observe these creatures breaching (jumping completely out of the water), bubble feeding, and just frolicking.
During these trips, you will see many types of seabirds, seals, sea otters, Dalls porpoise, Stellar sea lions, white-sided dolphins, and more.

Wilderness, Wildlife, and Jet Boat Tours and Trips
Whether for the day, or several days, you will not get tired of the thrill of jet boating, the serenity of canoeing or kayaking, or walking on a glacier. The scenery is awesome, the country wild, and keep a close lookout for brown and black bear, deer, mountain goat, moose, wolf, bald eagles, and variety of other wildlife.
The Stikine River originates some 400 miles from Wrangell, in British Columbia. It is the fastest flowing, navigable river in North America and hosts the largest springtime concentration of bald eagles in North America. Over 50 glaciers feed the Stikine, and two natural hot springs. The Stikine is also host to many types of spawning salmon as well as trout and char. The Stikine has a rich history as it served as an important trade route between what is now the United States and Canada; and later hosted many fortune-seeking miners in search of gold in the 1800’s. The entire U.S. portion of the Stikine is located within the Stikine-LeConte Wilderness. You will be able to observe glaciers, beautiful snow-capped mountains, dramatic geography, and lush vegetation.
John Muir visited this river in 1879 and described the lower Stikine River as a Yosemite, 100 miles long. We travel as far as Telegraph Creek B.C., 160 miles upriver. Telegraph Creek served as an important hub during the Klondike Gold Rush.