Turquoise Glacier High Route - Lake Clark National Park

Day 1: Anchorage to Port Alsworth

Today you’ll fly from Anchorage to Port Alsworth – one of the most stunning bush flights in Alaska. After meeting your guide, you’ll check into our lakeside lodge on Lake Clark, spend the afternoon hiking to Tanalian Falls, and finish the evening with an orientation/welcome dinner at the lodge. Lunch & Dinner included

Day 2: Telaquana Lake

A hearty breakfast at the lodge will be followed by an early AM floatplane flight to Telaquana Lake – about 45 minutes north of Lake Clark. As our pilot bids us a fond farewell and ascends over the ridge to the south, we’ll then hoist packs and begin backpacking to our first camp in the tundra-carpeted headwaters of Trail Creek. All meals included.

Day 3 - 9: Trail Creek to Twin Lakes

We’ll spend the next seven days moving from or first camp along Trail Creek to Twin Lakes. We’ll likely have at least two layover days during which we’ll explore glaciers and valleys with light day packs. The country will throw a sampling of the Alaska backpacking challenges at us, including two river crossings, just enough brush to remind you of Alaska, abundant talus and scree, some side hilling, and a two high mountain passes. On the afternoon of day nine, after setting up our final camp at Hope Creek, we’ll pay a visit to Dick Proenneke’s log cabin made famous by the PBS documentary Alone in the Wilderness. All meals included.

Day 10: Lake Clark National Park

After a leisurely morning, we’ll pack up our gear, and wait on the beach of Twin Lakes for our float plane for the return flight to Port Alsworth. After showers and a celebratory lunch, we’ll tally up our wildlife sightings, and revel in the adventure that we will never forget. We’ll then pay an afternoon visit to the Lake Clark National Park visitor’s center where you’ll have a chance to purchase maps and postcards. You’ll then board an afternoon charter flight to Anchorage. If you are departing Alaska on this day, please schedule all homebound flights for after 9PM. Breakfast & Lunch included.