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Anan Wildlife Observatory Chief Shakes Tribal House Petroglyph Beach State Park

then we recommend seeing LeConte glacier
Day 1 Seattle/Wrangell for the bears as this is their main food source with Sunrise Aviation. There is nothing like
Fly from Seattle, Washington to Wrangell, used to bulk up before winter hibernation. a flight seeing tour of one of Alaska’s most
Alaska on Alaska Air. There is no need to rent Relax and enjoy a dinner of grilled salmon active glaciers.
a car as Wrangell is easy to navigate on foot. on the waterfront at the Stikine Inn. After Around town don’t miss Chief Shakes
The Stikine Inn will pick you up at the airport dinner walk the streets of Wrangell and see Tribal House, the Wrangell Museum, and
and take you to the hotel. Anan Wildlife the local businesses and the best little drug Petroglyph Beach State Historic Park
Observatory is a world-class bear viewing store in Southeast Alaska, Stikine Drug. where there are over 40 rocks with carved
destination, located 30 miles southeast of Day 2 Wrangell/Juneau pictures and symbols believed to have
the town of Wrangell in the Tongass National The next day take a morning trip to been created hundreds of years ago by the
Forest. The observatory offers visitors a LeConte Glacier or the Stikine River. The Tlingit. Another destination spot is Tongass
chance to be within feet of these giants of Stikine is the fastest free-flowing river in National Forest, a coastal temperate
the forest. Anan Creek was an ancient fishing North America and enchants visitors with rainforest. Many companies employ Alaskan
ground for the Stikine Tlingit clans who sweeping mountain vistas of lush rainforests, native guides who will lead educational
would catch and preserve the large salmon majestic waterfalls, icebergs and glaciers. tours of the rainforest and explain the
run for their winter food reserves. Today this Bears, moose, seals and eagles are just interconnectedness between the differing
creek still has the largest pink salmon run some of the wildlife frequently seen on ecosystems. The Nolan Center houses the
in Southeast Alaska. Both black and brown the Stikine tour, which can be organized by Wrangell Museum, with traveling exhibits
bears are attracted to the creek with mainly Wrangell tour operators. Le Conte Glacier is and permanent ones highlighting the history
mothers, their cubs, and juvenile bears taking the southernmost tidewater glacier on the of the area. Wrangell is the only U.S. city to
advantage of the abundance of fish. Getting continent. This glacier produces numerous have been ruled by four nations, the Tlingit,
to the Anan Wildlife Observatory requires a calving events and the icebergs are often Russia, Britain and the US.
reservation and a permit ahead of time as occupied by seals and their pups as they lazily The Stikine Inn will take you back to the
the preserve can only be accessed by boat ride the bay waters. The icebergs of LeConte airport for your one-hour and 45-minute
or float plane. Permits are regulated by the are colored a vibrant blue or even jade green. evening flight to Juneau. Frontier Suites will
U.S. Forest Service, with most permits being This is due to long red wavelengths from the pick you up at the airport and take you to
allocated to experienced tour operators such sun being absorbed while shorter blue light the hotel, a short five-minute ride from the
as Alaska Charters & Adventures, Alaska waves are transmitted and scattered. Many airport.
Peak & Seas Tours, Alaska Vistas, Alaska jet boat operators let you get up close to the Day 3 Juneau
Waters, and Breakaway Adventures. The icebergs where you can touch a million years In the morning, Frontier Suites will take
Anan Management Plan limits the amount of of history. you back to the airport for an Avis rental
visitors during the salmon run out of respect If you would like to fly with the eagles, car. Juneau is a majestic mountain town

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