Macaulay
Kenai River Special Management Area
Salmon Hatchery This anglers’ paradise claims many records, such as the
This Juneau facility is one of the fi ve 97-pound, 4-ounce king salmon that Lester Anderson
largest salmon hatcheries in Alaska. hooked in May 1985. It’s one of two dozen International
Since 1990, it has fascinated and Game Fish Association records set here, hence the Kenai’s
educated designation as one of the world’s great sport-fi shing
visitors as areas. With more than 105 miles of rivers and lakes, the
they watch management area features runs of red, silver, pink, and
the process king salmon, as well as lake and rainbow trout.
of harvesting
and fertilizing
salmon eggs.
The hatchery
holds up to
300 million eggs, and is allowed 121
m llion chum, 50 m llion pink, 1.5
m llion coho, and 950,000 chinook
salmon. See the fi sh swimming up a
450-foot ladder for sorting, and spot
other wildlife feeding on the returning
Mendenhall Glacier
salmon offshore. Juneau’s sport-
The awe-inspiring blue sheen unique to
fi shing dock next to the hatchery is a
glaciers is matchless, and this behemoth is
prime spot to hook a few returning
more than 6 miles long, with a face 100 feet
salmon.
tall and 1.5 m les wide. This fantastic mass of
ice is 13 miles from downtown Juneau, and
Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary
the best vantage points to behold it are from
This Bristol Bay attraction is a favorite of professional wildlife
helicopter or a cruise with a guided walking
photographers. This cluster of seven rocky isles includes Round Island,
tour (some even include a salmon break).
where about 14,000 walruses have been known to hang out. The fi n-
You also can get there on fl oats that continue
footed mammals weigh upwards of 3,000 pounds and top out at 10 feet
past Mendenhall Glacier to some small
in length. Hikers can observe these reposing giants from less than 30 feet
rapids. The glacier is but one little chunk of
above, alongside the puffi ns and murres. “It’s primitive territory, so you
the Juneau Icefi eld, 1,500 square miles of ice
need a day permit and a guide,” Brudie says. “But you get close enough to
in Tongass National Forest.
see and smell the walrus.”
Alaska
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Seaplane Trips
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long, running across, under, and through all manner of
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rugged Alaskan terrain. More than 15 billion barrels of oil
learn the intricacies of this famous Alaskan
have moved through the TAPS since it opened in 1977.
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sport. Visitors meet the dogs, practice with
The Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. designed, constructed,
sk lled mushers and handlers, and feel the
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operates, and maintains TAPS. The line can be seen from
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exhilaration of mushing their own team. Find
places such as the Alyeska Visitor Center near downtown
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details at
www.akdogtour.com.
Fairbanks, which hosts 90,000 international visitors a year.
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w ldlife.” says Brudie, the state tourism planner. refuge in Misty Fjords bays, lakes,
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and streams.
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