The Complete Guide to the Tatshenshini River: Including the Upper Alsek River, by Russ Lyman, Joe Ordóñez, and Mike Speaks .

Imagine yourself on this 7-day float in the world's largest non-polar ice fields and the dramatic Coast Range on the majestic Alsek. Upper Alsek River, World’s Largest Non-Polar Ice Fields Canadian River Expeditions. The Alsek begins in Kluane National Park in Canada’s Yukon, winds through the Tatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Provincial Park in British Columbia, and ends in Alaska’s renown Glacier Bay National Park. The Alsek starts at the confluence of the Dezadeash River and Kaskawulsh River in Kluane National Park and Reserve.After flowing south into the northwestern tip of British Columbia, it is joined by the Tatshenshini River in Tatshenshini-Alsek Park.It reaches the Pacific Ocean at Dry Bay, in the Gulf of Alaska, south of Yakutat, Alaska, close to the northern end of the Alaska Panhandle. About distributary of Alsek River, heads 0.6 mi. Authors Lyman, Speaks and Ordonez distill their combined experience of over 50 years, with over 120 trips down the Tatshenshini and Alsek Rivers, into this interesting and informative guide. Authors Lyman, Speaks and Ordonez distill their combined experience of over 50 years, with over 120 trips down the Tatshenshini and Alsek Rivers, into this interesting and informative guide.

It enters the Gulf of Alaska at Dry Bay. The Upper and Full Alsek include a spectacular helicopter portage over Turnback Canyon and the surging Tweedsmuir Glacier. It is protected within a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which encompasses all of the Parks. Details. The Alsek begins in Kluane National Park in Canada’s Yukon, winds through the Tatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Provincial Park in British Columbia, and ends in Alaska’s renowned Glacier Bay National Park. SW through marshes to a lagoon, 7 mi. The upper Alsek River offers an unrivaled wilderness expedition experience; incredible alpine hiking, and world class whitewater amidst the glaciated landscape … migration of coho salmon to the upper Alsek River watershed typically peaks in early to mid-October. East Alsek River a river in Alaska. Including Upper Alsek River and 2017 Walker Glacier update supplement. The Upper Alsek flows through Kluane National Park and Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and courses through a Himalaya like landscape Alsek River Overview The Alsek begins at the confluence of the Dezadeash and Kaskawulsh rivers and flows through a broad valley within Kluane National Park and Reserve, which leads to iceberg dotted Lowell Lake. We have done two rafting tripson the Tatshenshini - Alsek Rivers Trip 1 was a 6 day Upper Alsek trip and Trip 2 was a 12 day Tatshenshi- Alsek trip ending at the Pacific Ocean. The 2019 preseason forecast for Klukshu sockeye salmon was 10,400 (Alsek River 45,000), which is a below average run size.

The purpose of this zone is to preserve grizzly bear habitat and a number of rare plant species found in the valley. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. BOOK NOW; CONTACT US; Overview. The Alsek River (/ ˈ æ l ˌ s ɛ k / ; Tlingit Aalseix̱') is a wilderness river flowing from Yukon into Northern British Columbia and into Alaska. As the jarvis/Kaskawulsh/ Alsek/Dezadeash trip takes The Upper Alsek River is an incredible journey through the largest contiguous protected park in the world.