For Folks who have two full days to spend exploring our magnificent area, combine our half-day glacier hike, 2.5 hour historical tour and full day rafting and flight-seeing trip for a great two-day adventure package at a discounted rate.

On day one, meet your guide for a 4-6 hour hike our onto the root glacier. We will show you how to use crampons (pointy spikes that we strap onto your shoes) to stay steady on the ice, and enjoy a walk around the ice to see features such as cravasses, blue streams and pools and moulins (holes drilled in the ice by flowing water). We'll have a picnic lunch (please bring your own) and return to Kennecott by mid-afternoon. After a short break, you will spend 2.5 hours learning in detail about the history and mining processes found in Kennecott during its heyday as a copper mining town. We will take you inside the 14-story mill building, where you will get a chance to see the orginal machinery used in the milling process and hear stories about the "good ol' days".

On day two, you will meet your guides in the moring to get geared up and head down the river. The first part of the river rafting trip is splashy and fast with spectacular views of the Stairway Icefall. After a big, hearty lunch (which we provide), we head into the mighty Nizina Canyon, where the river is squeezed tightly between limestone cliffs that cause it to surge around the corners in an impressive show of power. At the end of the canyon we stop for a short hike near the banks of the Chitina River, then cross the river to where our bush plane will pick us up. For a spectacular ending to the day, we enjoy a flight back up the river and over the Kennicott and Root Glaciers with marvelous views of Mt. Blackburn, the Stairway Icefall and the tiny towns of McCarthy & Kennecott.

Two Days - 6-8 hours each day
$340/person, $295/child under 12
(8 year-old minimum for raft trip)

There is a day adventure that fits every level of experience, age and physical condition. St. Elias Alpine Guides will supply all the specialized gear for each trip such as crampons for half day glacier walks; ropes, ice axes, and climbing equipment for a full day of ice climbing; emergency and First Aid kits for all outings; and experienced, trained guides. Participants need only bring their personal gear, an openness to the outdoors and a sense of adventure.

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