We offer Alaska raft trips that offer scenic views, wildlife viewing, fishing, and whitewater.
Custom group Alaska rafting adventures are available on request. If have interested in something special or participating in an exploratory expedition, please contact us with your ideals or to see what plans are being made.
Kongakut River - 10 day Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Rafting Safari. Explore Alaska's remote Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) by raft on the "river of caribou". Our trip coincides with the annual migration of the 130,000-strong Porcupine caribou herd and passes through some of the world's most pristine wilderness.
Lake Creek - 7 day Whitewater Rafting and Fishing Adventure. Our favorite fly-in wilderness adventure river, great combination exciting whitewater and great Alaska fishing. Lake Creek offers almost continuous Class II/III whitewater with a few Class IV rapids, five species of salmon, rainbow trout and arctic grayling.
Chulitna River - 4 day Denali Raft Adventure. An excellent family adventure and sampling of Alaska's best wilderness and geography at a casual pace. We travel through Denali State Park, upper Susitna Valley and take out near Trapper Creek, a historic gold mining town.
Denali National Park Weather
Lowest recorded Seward temperature -19°F in Dec., 1977
Highest recorded Seward temperature 95°F in Aug., 1966
Average, coolest month in Seward is January
Average, warmest month in Seward is July
Average Seward Temperature and Rain Precipitation
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May.
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Avg. Rain Precip
7"
6"
4"
5"
5"
2"
2"
5"
10"
10"
7"
8"
Avg. Low
21°F
22°F
26°F
32°F
39°F
46°F
50°F
50°F
44°F
35°F
27°F
23°F
Avg. High
31°F
33°F
38°F
45°F
52°F
59°F
62°F
62°F
56°F
45°F
37°F
33°F
Record Low
-15°F
-15°F
-6°F
1°F
3°F
30°F
40°F
34°F
30°F
3°F
-2°F
-19°F
Record High
55°F
51°F
54°F
68°F
83°F
84°F
87°F
95°F
73°F
64°F
58°F
52°F
Resurrection Bay Marine Weather Forecast
Backcountry Safaris
P.O. Box 1397 Seward, Alaska USA 99664 1-907-222-1632 or toll-free 1-877-812-2159
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Did You Know?
Even though the Exit Glacier road in Kenai Fjords National Park is closed to cars during the winter months, you can visit Exit Glacier in winter by skis, dogsled, snowshoes or snowmobiles.
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by David Miller
by Claus-M Naske and Herman E. Slotnick
by Robert H. Armstrong
by John G. S. Trelawny
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