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SEE VIDEO Jet Boat, Leaving Wrangell Anan Wildlife Observatory

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Iceberg, LeConte Glacier

river in North America and enchants scattered. Many jet boat operators let temperate rainforest. Many companies
visitors with sweeping mountain vistas you get up close to the icebergs where employ Alaskan native guides who will
of lush rainforests, majestic waterfalls, you can touch a million years of history. lead educational tours of the rainforest
icebergs and glaciers. Bears, moose, and explain the interconnectedness
seals and eagles are just some of If you would like to fly with the eagles between the differing ecosystems.
the wildlife frequently seen on the then we recommend seeing LeConte The Nolan Center houses the Wrangell
Stikine tour, which can be organized glacier with Sunrise Aviation. There is Museum, with traveling exhibits and
by Wrangell tour operators. Le Conte nothing like a flight seeing tour of one of permanent ones highlighting the history
Glacier is the southernmost tidewater Alaska’s most active glaciers. of the area. Wrangell is the only U.S. city
glacier on the continent. This glacier to have been ruled by four nations, the
produces numerous calving events and Around town don’t miss Chief Shakes Tlingit, Russia, Britain and the US.
the icebergs are often occupied by seals Tribal House, the Wrangell Museum,
and their pups as they lazily ride the bay and Petroglyph Beach State Historic The Stikine Inn will take you back
waters. The icebergs of LeConte are Park where there are over 40 rocks with to the airport for your one-hour and
colored a vibrant blue or even jade green. carved pictures and symbols believed 45-minute evening flight to Juneau.
This is due to long red wavelengths from to have been created hundreds of years Frontier Suites will pick you up at the
the sun being absorbed while shorter ago by the Tlingit. Another destination airport and take you to the hotel, a short
blue light waves are transmitted and spot is Tongass National Forest, a coastal five-minute ride from the airport.

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