Visit Tracy or Endicott Arm Fjords, the shores of Admiralty Island Monument and the waters of Seymour Canal. This is an incredible opportunity to explore the waters of Southeast Alaska rich with wildlife in its waters and on its shores.  A combination of rich natural and cultural history, The Fjords or Endicott and Tracy arms along with Admiralty Island or Kootznoowoo, and the waters that surround them are truly a unique place to experience and one you will never forget.

As we leave Juneau, the capital city, we leave behind the busy city life and step into the deep wilderness of Southeast Alaska.  The first of our destinations is Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness which contains over 650 thousand acres and is made up of two deep narrow fjords: Tracy Arm and Endicott Arm. Both fjords are just over 30 miles long and much of this area can be covered in ice. In the summer season, warm temperatures cause these tidewater glaciers to calve and the fjords have considerable amounts of floating ice ranging from very small to pieces as large as a house. We will spend our first few days in these fjords exploring the area a safe distance from these towering tidewater glaciers.  Midway through our trip we will meet our water taxi and head north to Seymour Canal and the shores of Admiralty Island.  Also known as Kootznoowoo as the Tlingit people named it long before the Russians appeared, translates roughly to “Fortress of the Bear”. Located just to the east, Seymour canal, is where we will spend the next few days exploring the coast line of Kootznoowoo and the forest that surrounds it.  In the spring, this area historically will see large congregations of herring that come here to spawn. This brings in tremendous numbers of marine mammals and sea birds who are welcoming one of the first large appearances of biomass of the season and which provides great opportunities for these species to feed.  Humpback Whales and Orca, along with Stellar Sea Lions and Harbor seals, just to name a few, will appear in these waters in great numbers.  Later in the spring and summer, salmon enter the creeks along the shores of Seymour Canal, bringing brown and black bears to their shores and creates wonderful opportunities for bear viewing.  In fact this area is home to a world renowned bear viewing area and can be one of our stops on our adventure in Southeast Alaska