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Insider Travel Tips & Stories about McCarthy Alaska and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Packing for an Alaska Adventure can be overwhelming, remember these 5 essentials for maximum comfort! A remote Alaska Rafting Trip is an experience of a lifetime. Traveling river corridors that trappers and prospectors once traversed, where Alaska Natives established fish camps, nowadays, we are generally the only ones on the river.  While we cover the group gear, cooking supplies & food, camp chairs and a riverside fire, there are some essentials you will want to not overlook while you are packing for

Planning a trip to Alaska? Find out what to do near Wrangell St. Elias National Park in our Alaska Adventure Vacation guide! Overwhelmed with what to see and the distance between places? Most folks visiting Alaska for the first time are often caught off guard by the length of travel between destinations. While a four to eight hour drive is often just part of an Alaskans weekend travel plans, trying to make plans to get from Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula, Denali,

Simply put, we feel McCarthy is one of Alaska's best kept small town secrets! There are hundreds of things to do while in McCarthy, we have compiled a list of some of our favorite activities that often go overlooked. 5. Rent a Bike A bike can open up a lot of country for you in the McCarthy area. Bring a lunch and take a ride across McCarthy creek and down the 9 mile Nizina road to the Nizina River and long abandoned