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.
It is hard to believe a place as beautiful as the Aleutians is real. The landscape is full of juxtapositions. Impossibly green islands erupt from the unfathomably rich ocean and are simultaneously storm-battered and lush. The landscape is cloaked in glaciers while smoking with volcanic vents. It is as remote as any place on earth…
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 silty Yukon River, rich with history and offering some of the best campsites anywhere.