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Trip #2 / Fly In- Gold Mine Tent camp, Raft
Out!
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from your plane as it wings it's way along the northern escarpment
of Glacier Bay National Park to the glacier laden Tsirku Valley
(Glacier Valley). Crossing over Broken Heart Ridge, Takhin Glacier
and DeBlondeau Glacier your plane sets down at the remote, historic
gold mine site known as Nugget Creek. Our knowledgeable guides
assist you as you exit the plane and provide a short orientation
of the valley and river safety briefing. You are fitted with
rubber boots, lifejackets, and other attire the weather may dictate,
before you board your rafts for a 1.5-hour float trip down river.
This section of the river is very braided. You can expect to
experience sometimes swift water (no white water), and sometimes
very shallow river channels as your raft floats silently by sheer
rock walls, cascading waterfalls, and increasing vegetation;
including an old growth forest at our take out site known as
Devil's Elbow. Ground transportation will transport you on a
short gravel/dirt road and over three river bridges and pass
by an active beaver pond before meeting the picturesque Haines
Highway. During your road transfer you will be transported through
the heart of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve where, during late
fall and winter months, an annual gathering of up to 3,500 eagles
occurs on a five mile stretch of the Chilkat River. Your driver
will take you to your destination in Haines or your connecting
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Glacier Valley Wilderness
Adventures
PO Box 731
Haines, Alaska 99827
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