3 Day/3 Night Alaska’s BEST BEAR VIEWING Adventure! Katmai National Park . Kodiak Island . Becharof National Wildlife Refuge You begin your adventure in the town of King Salmon, located on the north bank of the Naknek River on the Alaska Peninsula, about 16 miles upriver from Nak- nek, near Naknek Lake. A highlight in the King Salmon area is to visit Katmai National Park where you can view the renowned Valley of 10,000 Smokes, the moon-like landscape of which is the result of the Mount Katmai eruption. Kat- mai National Park is also one of the most popular places in Alaska for bear view- ing where folks watch giant brown bears snag salmon mid-air in Brooks River from an observation tower just 30 yards away. Also a highlight in this area is the outstanding fishing for the fishing enthusiast! King Salmon is also the gateway to numerous fly-in fishing locations as well as wildlife viewing in the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge. Lastly, King Salmon is within a comfortable flying distance to Kodiak Island and the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. Weather permitting, you will take in the beauty of Kodiak to spy from the air Kodiak Brown bear, Sitka Black tail deer, caribou, fox, and elk along with eagles, fin whales, sea lions, otters and shore birds along the way. Day 1: King Salmon—Katmai National Park and Preserve After breakfast in King Salmon, you will meet your pilots and board the Sky Trekking Alaska floatplane to begin a three day guided adventure of Alaska’s best of the best bear viewing, starting with Katmai National Park. Landing lo- cations are many and choices of bear viewing areas abound. The park is an awe- inspiring natural wilderness area and boasts the world’s largest population of brown bears. In summer, bears of Katmai National Park gather along streams to feast on salmon runs, walk the expansive beaches foraging for clams and graze on coastal grasses all in an attempt to build weight from the protein and fat to
3
Embed
3 Day/3 Night Alaska’s BEST BEAR VIEWING Adventure!
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
3 Day/3 Night Alaska’s BEST BEAR VIEWING Adventure! Katmai National Park . Kodiak Island . Becharof National Wildlife Refuge
You begin your adventure in the town of King Salmon, located on the north bank
of the Naknek River on the Alaska Peninsula, about 16 miles upriver from Nak-
nek, near Naknek Lake. A highlight in the King Salmon area is to visit Katmai
National Park where you can view the renowned Valley of 10,000 Smokes, the
moon-like landscape of which is the result of the Mount Katmai eruption. Kat-
mai National Park is also one of the most popular places in Alaska for bear view-
ing where folks watch giant brown bears snag salmon mid-air in Brooks River
from an observation tower just 30 yards away. Also a highlight in this area is the
outstanding fishing for the fishing enthusiast! King Salmon is also the gateway
to numerous fly-in fishing locations as well as wildlife viewing in the Becharof
National Wildlife Refuge. Lastly, King Salmon is within a comfortable flying
distance to Kodiak Island and the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. Weather
permitting, you will take in the beauty of Kodiak to spy from the air Kodiak
Brown bear, Sitka Black tail deer, caribou, fox, and elk along with eagles, fin
whales, sea lions, otters and shore birds along the way.
Day 1: King Salmon—Katmai National Park and Preserve
After breakfast in King Salmon, you will meet your pilots and board the Sky
Trekking Alaska floatplane to begin a three day guided adventure of Alaska’s
best of the best bear viewing, starting with Katmai National Park. Landing lo-
cations are many and choices of bear viewing areas abound. The park is an awe-
inspiring natural wilderness area and boasts the world’s largest population of
brown bears. In summer, bears of Katmai National Park gather along streams to
feast on salmon runs, walk the expansive beaches foraging for clams and graze
on coastal grasses all in an attempt to build weight from the protein and fat to