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Landing the catch Katmai National Park Crow Creek Mine, Girdwood Halibut Fishing No visit to Homer is complete without trying your hand at halibut fishing and the fish in these waters are often enormous and make for hugely exciting sport. Your guides are very experienced to ensure you have a safe and comfortable day on the water while they teach you the techniques of bottom fishing, baiting your hooks and landing your fish. The average halibut brought in to Homer weighs around 28 pounds. Along with great fishing and beautiful scenery you are likely to spot seals, sea otters, sealions, puffins and whales. Katmai National Park In June 1912 a violent eruption of the Novarupta Volcano turned a huge track of wilderness into a landscape of ash-covered mountains, smoking valleys and thousands of steam vents. The valley floor became known as the Valley of 10,000 Smokes and subsequently became the national monument now known as Katmai National Park and Preserve. This remote wilderness has a deserved reputation for its truly spectacular mountain scenery and for the richness and diversity of its wildlife. Katmai has the world’s largest population - more than 2,000 - of protected grizzly bears. At Brooks Falls they congregate at the rivers edge to fish for salmon while at Hallo Bay they are frequently seen feeding on sedges along the shoreline. The Bears of Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park Grizzly bear viewing in Alaska is renowned, but Hallo Bay offers a wonderful opportunity to get close to these magnificent creatures at any time of the summer season. Reached by a thrilling light aircraft flight from Homer, Hallo Bay is located on the wild, remote and volcanic Pacific coast of the Alaska Peninsula. There are no roads within nearly 500 kilometres of Hallo Bay which is surrounded by nearly 17,000 square kilometres of the pristine wilderness of Katmai National Park. The beaches here are stunning but it is the superb coastal bear viewing for which the area is renowned. Hallo Bay offers a diversity of food habitats and has one of the highest concentrations of bears in Alaska. From May to early July they are engaged in complex and fascinating mating behaviour, digging clams in the inter-tidal areas and grazing on the coastal sedges. In mid-July the first of the salmon arrive, providing a feast and a change in diet. Bear viewing takes place on foot in groups of four or five guests, with experienced naturalist guides making the experience highly personal and informative, as well as safe. Accommodation here is in simple weather-port tents but hot showers are available and plenty of hearty nutritious food is included. Guests should be reasonably fit and prepared for some wilderness walking to make the most of a stay in this exceptional place. Catch of the day in Seward The Bears of Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park is world renowned for its large population of grizzly bears, attracted by the prolific numbers of salmon found in the Brooks River. Special platforms overlooking the river offer guests superb independent bear viewing and park rangers are on hand to answer questions and ensure your safety. Bears are typically seen from mid June until the end of the summer, apart from August when they forage for berries in the woods. They stand at the top of the falls to catch the leaping, spawning salmon whilst in September they gorge themselves on dead fish, fattening themselves up before winter hibernation. Accommodation here is basic but the wildlife sightings are superb. Salty Dawg Saloon in Homer Alaska Telephone: 01993 838 700 101
Stellar sealions Seward The coastal town of Seward is set on beautiful Resurrection Bay on the Kenai Peninsula and is named after the man who arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. This strategic spot is the southern terminus for the Alaska Railroad and is one of the state’s principal ports. Surrounded by abrupt snow-capped mountains, the town is the gateway to beautiful Kenai Fjords National Park and home to the vast Harding Icefield and a number of tidewater glaciers. The park is one of Alaska’s jewels, where abundant wildlife and sensational glacier scenery competes with whales, sea otters and seabirds. KIM’S FOREST B&B, SEWARD Kim’s Forest is a hidden jewel, offering a warm welcome to all who stay. Situated just 11 kilometres north of Seward in a secluded wooded spot, this is the perfect place to base yourself, with countless hiking trails in the vicinity, Kenai Fjords National Park close by and easy access to whale watching trips, glacier tours and the chance to explore pristine Resurrection Bay. There are just six guest rooms, ensuring privacy and personal, friendly service. A delicious breakfast is served every morning with seasonal fruits and reindeer sausages just some of the items on the menu – the perfect way to start your day. KENAI FJORDS WILDERNESS LODGE, NEAR SEWARD In the deep U-shaped valley between two of Fox Island’s peaks, this remote wilderness lodge is set on the pebbled shores of Resurrection Bay. Reached by boat from Seward, this exclusive lodge offers accommodation in eight private seaside cabins where guests can listen to the ocean lapping on the beach and feel the breeze wafting down from the nearby peaks. An overnight stay is a wonderful way to experience the remote beauty of this special place. The main lodge has a wood burning stove, comfortable sofas and books to complement this peaceful retreat. Dinner includes delicious gourmet dishes prepared by the island chef. There is a resident naturalist, a natural history library, and sea kayaking is available. A nine hour guided boat trip of Kenai Fjords National Park is included. Prince William Sound The classic image of Alaska is of huge chunks of ice crashing into deep blue fjords, breathtaking coastlines and down to earth locals at one with their environment. Prince William Sound has all this and more with rain-forested mountains and an abundance of wildlife such as whales, sealions, harbour seals, Dall sheep, mountain goats and, of course, bears. There are three towns on Prince William Sound, all very different. Valdez has a remarkably picturesque setting amidst some of the world’s tallest mountains and is the terminal for the trans-Alaska oil pipeline. Cordova is a working fishing and canning port that remains somewhat off the beaten track, whilst the tiny port of Whittier is hemmed in by glaciated mountains with access through the recently-converted Whittier Tunnel. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND CRUISE <strong>Travel</strong> deep into Prince William Sound to see dozens of alpine, piedmont and tidewater glaciers at close proximity. You can hear these towering masses of blue-veined ice creak and often crash as great chunks of ice calve into the icy waters below. During your cruise keep a look out for sea otters, seals, porpoises and sealions. Passengers may also see bears, mountain goats, bald eagles and thousands of kittiwakes. 102 Glacier cruise in Prince William Sound
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