The day before is arrival in Whitehorse. Overnight in a hotel at your own expense. Today you will fly to Telegraph Creek for a rendezvous with the rest of your group. You will be met at the airport and given a short orientation. Once in Telegraph Creek you will load the canoes and prepare for a short trip down the river to your first camp.
Day 2:
Today you will pass the tiny community of Glenora. From here the river begins its cut through the highly glaciated coastal range. Camp will be near the Tsikhini River.
Day 3:
As you travel down the river increasingly larger mountains appear on the horizon. Camp will be at Jackson's Flats.
Day 4:
Back on the river, the goal will be a day hike up Missusjay Mountain.
Day 5:
The river channel broadens and braids. Little Canyon at the base of Mt. Jonquette may be the next camp location.
Day 6 to 7:
The next two days are spent paddling through the river valley, dominated by the Great Glaciers. You will pass into the Coastal Western Hemlock and Mountain Hemlock biogeoclimatic zones, dominated by rain forests.
Day 8:
Back on the river your guides will organize fresh salmon at a local fish camp. After a paddle down a hidden back channel you will be rewarded with a soak in Chief Shakes Hot Springs.
Day 9:
Making your way through the delta, you will enter the rich coastal environment of Frederick Sound. Camp will be near Wrangell, Alaska.
Day 10:
Skirting the shoreline, you will paddle to Wrangell. Camp will be in this community and you will have time to explore the town.
Day 11:
Overnight in Wrangell.
Day 12:
You will be transported to Skagway, Alaska. Overnight at hotel at your own expense.
Day 13:
In the morning you will be driven two hours back to Whitehorse for departure.
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