Let the water be our guide to each of our camps on this 3-day sea kayak adventure. See firsthand the important role the intertidal zone plays in this thriving ecosystem. Each day we will have time to explore the area around our camp, venturing up creeks and through lush forests and even right up to a glacier.

The waters around Haines, our starting point for this 3 day expedition are part of the famed inside passage. The northern most section and maybe the most beautiful part of the inside passage is a fjord, a glacially carved valley filled in with sea water as the ice sheet retreated thousands of years ago. In excess of 2000 feet deep the Lynn Fjord is the longest in North America and runs about 90 miles from The capital city of Juneau to the famed goldrush town of Skagway. Home to an immense amount of marine life, this fjord has significant populations of marine life including both permanent and transient groups of Humpback and Killer Whales. Endangered Stellar Sea Lions are common as are a number of other seal and smaller whale species. Maybe most importantly of all the Lynn Fjord still has significant runs of all 5 species of salmon, the life blood not only to marine life but to all the creatures living in this section of the Tongass National Forest.

The coastal temperate rain forest which runs along the coast of the Lynn Fjord and for that matter the entire southern coast of alaska is part of the largest expanse of protected wilderness in the world. This forest comprised of old growth spruce and hemlock primarily, along with a lush green forest floor of mosses, devil’s club and a variety of other small plant species, starts at the sea. This forest is home to an enormous number of species including brown and black bear, wolves, moose and Sitka black tail deer, and as you start to move away from the coast into the mountains we see mountain goats and wolverine enter the picture.

As you enter the northern most leg of the inside passage you will arrive at a small town of around 2200 brave souls, Haines, Alaska. A small mostly fishing town, Haines has recently become known as the adventure capital of Alaska do to its proximity to towering mountains, vast expanses of ocean and huge amounts of wilderness with relatively few people. We make Haines our home and our sea kayak expedition will both start and end in our backyard.