The trip begins with a scenic van ride from Haines, Alaska to Dalton Post in the Yukon Territory.   Everyone will be required to show their passport when we cross into Canada.  Along the short drive we may see bear, moose, and  fox.  Dalton’s Post is the put-in location for our Tatshenshini rafting expeditions.  The location is home to a handful of ruined cabins from the time of the late 1800s goldrush.  It is situated on one of the two historic routes from the Alaska Coast to the Klondike gold fields.

Before launching on the river, everyone will don drysuits.  River excitement begins almost immediately with the Class III-IV Canyon Whitewater Section of the Tatshenshini River.  Though the river stays fast throughout the entire trip, the biggest rapids are the first day. 

Before its confluence with the Alsek River, the Tatshenshini has an intimate feel.  The river banks are often covered with trees, small glacial streams increase the volume of the river as we move downstream.  Many of these glacial streams have large flood plains to walk amongst the fireweed and look for wildlife.  The small glacial streams are fast and steep, and you can hear the boulders being tumbled down them.  A hiking opportunity at Sediments Creek leads to scenic views from Goat Ridge.  Goat Ridge is fittingly  named after the hairy white Mountain Goats often seen there.

After the confluence of the Tatshenshini River with the Alsek, the river becomes huge and braided.  Large gravel bars are crisscrossed by the great river and the scenery becomes glaciers, and high coastal peaks.  Glaciers come down to the river’s edge and give a peak into the last ice age.  Grizzly Bears are often seen traversing the gravel bars searching for their next Salmon meal.

The trip concludes at Dry Bay, a small fishing community near the Pacific Ocean.  Guests are flown out to Yakutat, Alaska and then via commercial airliner to Juneau, Alaska.