Alaskan Alpine Treks, Guided Backpacking and hiking Trips in Wrangell-St. Elias, Alaska
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Steamboat Hill sBackpacking trip, Alaska

Welcome to Steamboat Hills! This is one of our newest guided hiking trips, a wonderful place to bring the family, relax, to see Dall sheep, and enjoy some of the most amazing views in Alaska. The rolling open tundra of the area makes for easy hiking, with lots of options for base-camping and making dayhikes, exploring the area, or backpacking from one landing strip to another. This guided tour has so many options and choices it's easy to spendup to 10 days here, hiking and backpacking the high alpine country. The terrain here is very easy to walk over, unline some of the other more rugged areas of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, making it a perfect choice for those looking for a milder, yet still very remote, backcountry hiking experience.

Wildlife in the area include Dall sheep, with ewes and lambs often along the open country, and small bands of full-curl horned rams found climbing the steep ridges to the north. Ground squirrels are common in the area, as are picas, small, rabbit-like mammals frequenting the rocky screes slopes along the ridges. Many birds nest in the area; Semi-Palmated and Golden Plovers, Tattlers, and other small migratory birds. Raptors such as Peregrine Falcon and Golden Eagles are often seen soaring the skies above.

Alpine frisbee at Steamboat Hills backpacking trip, Wrangell - St. Elias Alaska

A number of clear and deep lakes in this open country make great swimming holes, a refreshing stop at lunch or when the weather is warm.The cool water is also nice to jump into after a couple of days in the backcountry, cleaning off the dirt and sweat from several days hiking. Swimming in Alpine Lake, Steamboat Hills, Wrangell-St. Elias NP, AlaskaAbove these lakes, the ridges offer unbelievable views of some of the biggest and most impressive mountains in North America. Mt Blackburn (16 000'), Logan (19 000'), St. Elias (18 000'), Churchill (15 000'), Bona (16 000') and Sanford (15 000') are all visible from the high country here, if the weather remains clear. There's simply no better place in all of the park to see each of these grand mountains. The views extending across some of the broad open glacial formed valleys of the Tana, Chitina, Nizina and Chittistone Rivers are truly breathtaking, and help impart some sense of scale as to just how enormous the backcountry here is.

Steamboat Hills are a small range of rolling hills that few people visit. The area is very remote, accessible only via a small bush plane. We'll fly out of McCarthy, enjoy a short flight over the forested lowlands of Wrangell-St. Elias NP, land high on an open ridge, and spend 6 days with your guide, hiking, camping, backpacking and exploring the many sights and opportunities offered in this amazing place. If the weather holds, you'll find no better place to enjoy a game of Alpine tundra frisbee, with a backdrop better than you could ever imagine. Book this one early!

 

Trip dates: July 10-17, 2008.
Difficulty: Easy - excellent family trip!
Trip Highlights: Alpine lakes, rolling tundra and mountain vistas.
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"A fantastic trip -- one of the most enjoyable backpacking adventures of my life." -- Mike Holding, NC.

"We were traveling with our two sons, ages 11 and 9, and Carl customized our itinerary to meet our specific needs. Carl was extremely knowledgeable about the region, terrain, floral and fauna, geography, history, as well as being a skilled back-country camper. Carl made the hikes as vigorous as our young sons could handle. He was an excellent guide—everything we could have hoped for. Not only that though--he's just a great guy, and fun to be with. We all really enjoyed his company. I have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Carl to be your guide in the Alaskan backcountry.

Have a great trip! -- Anne Odland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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