The Americas
by Julie Johnson sees you! It’s also fun to experience how feral
L
humans really are. How will your body react
ife is hectic! We drive to work in when it has 22 hours of daylight? What will
cities and recreate at the gym, you do when you feel an earthquake? Or see
forgetting our deeper connection wild animals on your hike?
as creatures on a planet. I am absolutely thrilled to share my love of
I get away from it all by hiking -- but hiking in Alaska with my Wayfarers friends. I’ve
Alaska makes me feel more alive than designed the week-long Walk to appeal to
anywhere else. Within 15 minutes of down- curious travelers who want to feel and see and
town Anchorage, you can find yourself in smell an Alaska that just can’t be gleaned
wilderness that could claim your life if you do from the inside of a tour bus. But be warned
not pay keen attention to the weather, the trail - there’s an old saying, and I’m proof of it –
conditions, your energy level -- while being ever ‘You can go to Alaska – but you can never
mindful that, even if you don’t see the bear, it really leave….’
R
emote trails through landscapes shaped by
Walk Highlights
glaciers, earthquakes and storms, almost
Exit Glacier Trail, Hatcher Pass,
panning for gold in Girdwood
perpetual daylight and the chance of hearing
Kenai Fjords National Park, Eagle
distant wolves make this Walk a truly amazing experience.
River Nature Center
We visit the Independence Mine Historical site, once one
Dog-sled ride, perpetual daylight
of Alaska’s most productive gold mines, and cruise the
pristine waters of the Kenai Fjords National Park – watch
out for orcas! Walking part of the National Historical
Mother Lode Lodge,
Iditarod Trail takes us deep into Eagle River’s Nature
• Arrival: Anchorage
Millennium Hotel, Hotel Seward,
Departure: Anchorage
Center, where tiny birds will alight on your hand. Alyeska Prince
• June 21-29, August 23-31
Undulating paths, mud and roots.
• 9 days; 8 nights
Everyone enjoys the dog-sled ride, and you’ll get to meet
Good boots essential! 3-8 miles • US$ 4,395
champion Alaskan Husky sled dogs and their puppies. walking per day. (US$ 795 Single Supplement)
T
he evergreen states of Washington and Oregon
Walk Highlights
provide some of America’s most awe-inspiring
Elk, Bear, Eagles, Rainforest
landscapes, abundant with wildlife and wild-
flowers, rich in mountains and waterfalls.
Cape Disappointment, Olympic
coast
The fertile valleys of the Pacific Northwest lured pioneers
to make the great overland journey west along the Oregon
Lewis and Clark ~ Oregon Trail,
Trail less than 50 years after Lewis and Clark blazed the
Old West, Fur Trading, Native
American Culture
way. We walk the Beacon Rock Trail, along the Astoria
River and through the forests and coastal bluffs of Cape
Disappointment.
Skamania Lodge, Shelburne Inn, • Arrival: Portland International Airport
Lake Quinault Lodge,
Departure: Seattle International Airport
The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic area harbors Lake Crescent Lodge
• August 16-22, September 13-19
the densest concentration of named waterfalls in North
Easy to moderate walking with
• 7 days, 6 nights
America and we visit five of them, including some of the
occasional more invigorating •
US$ 2,795
biggest, Wahkeena and Multnomah Falls. ascents. 7-10 miles per day. (US$ 525 Single Supplement)
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