Alaska’s arctic is a land of extreme beauty, and the Phillip Smith Mountains in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are perhaps the most beautiful part of the whole Brooks Range. Abundant wildlife, free flowing rivers, and unnamed mountains delight and inspire backpackers. We will hike the limestone canyons and broad tundra valleys for a week…
Each and every summer the Porcupine River caribou herd congregates in northern Alaska for one of the world’s most inspiring wildlife migrations. By late June, the herd swells to nearly 225,000 animals and we regularly see thousands, and even tens of thousands, of caribou climbing tundra ridges and swimming icy rivers.
The Canning River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a river of superlatives. Its clear fast waters rush from the tallest peaks in the Brooks Range spilling into the Arctic Ocean in a wildlife-rich delta.
Raft with us from the heart of the Brooks Range all the way to the Arctic Ocean on the fast-paced Hulahula River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This wilderness rafting trip has it all– day hikes up to glacier views, whitewater rafting, arctic wildlife, spring wildflowers, and even a walk on the frozen Arctic…
The Kongakut is a stunning clear water river offering a great variety of landscapes and arctic wildlife. If you only have one opportunity to visits the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Kongakut is the perfect choice. Raft the entire Kongakut with us on this one of a kind trip.
If your interest is wildlife, this is the trip for you. For 8 out of 10 years our June river trips have seen tens of thousands of caribou swimming the river. We regularly see bears, wolves and even wolverines on this fantastically remote canoe trip.
Rafting the Charley is a journey of contrasts. Starting high on the tundra where the river is little more than a creek, we descend through the canyon and into the boreal forest. Below lies the broad and silty Yukon River, rich with history and offering some of the best campsites anywhere.
Explore the unexplored with Arctic Wild. We will paddle through the remote Western Arctic, visiting the enigmatic Pik Sand Dunes and ending at wildlife rich Teshekpuk Lake.