Wrangell-St.
Elias National Park homepage
Home to some of the wildest and most beautiful lands in the country,
our guided trips to the Wrangells offer the wilderness adventurer
solitude, excitement, stunning vistas, and an unparalleled backpacking
experience.
SAFETY: Important safety information for backcountry trekking from the
pages of the national parks services' Wrangell-St. Elias website.
There are no maintained trails in the park, and most access to the
backcountry is via bush plane. Adequate preparation is vital to a
safe and memorable backpacking trip.
Alaska
Department of Fish and Game: The
Alaska Department of Fish and Game's mission is to manage, protect,
maintain, and improve the fish, game and aquatic plant resources of
Alaska. The primary goals are to ensure that Alaska's renewable fish
and wildlife resources and their habitats are conserved and managed
on the sustained yield principle, and the use and development of these
resources are in the best interest of the economy and well-being of
the people of the state
Denali
National Park homepage: Denali's more than 6 million acres
also encompass a complete sub-arctic eco-system with large mammals
such as grizzly bears, wolves, Dall sheep, and moose. The Alaskan
Range runs through its heart, including North America's highest peak,
Mt McKinley. We backpack through much of this terrain, and our experience
in the park helps participants avoid the hazards of thick stands of
alder and willow , raging rivers and to be better prepared for wildlife
encounters. Go straight to the Park's backcountry
travel page here.
The
Nature Conservancy: For over 50 years, the nature conservancy
has worked to protect more than 116 million acres of valuable lands
and waters worldwide, preserving the plants, animals and natural communities
that represent the diversity of life on Earth. Other conservation
agencies we support are the National
Wildlife Federation, the Alaska
Conservation Foundation, and Trust
for Public Land.
Alaska Outdoors Journal: A wealth of relevant information on outdoors
adventure in the great Alaskan wilderness. Click here for a helpful
article on backpacking the Chittistone Valley region of Wrangell-St.
Elias National Park.
Nature
Photographers Network: The greatest resource on the web,
bar none, for any and all things concerning nature photography. A
wonderful community of amazingly talented and generously helpful nature
photographers.
Thebackcountry.org: Enter The Backcountry for trip reports, photographs, maps and information
from backpacking and day hikes in and around Yosemite National Park.
The-Digital-Picture.com
Browse and shop our digital picture galleries, read our digital camera
and lens reviews, and learn from our digital photography tips!
Specialty
Outdoors: For the absolute best in gear repair, great service
and prices, I highly recommend Penny. They offer technical clothing
repair and alteration, Gore-tex repair, tent repair and modification,
backpack modification, and custom work too, just to list a few things.
Alaska
On The Web: A resource for Alaska travel information including
accommodations, outdoor adventures, fishing, hunting, rafting, kayaking,
tours, travel planning and real estate.
Peak
to Peak Trail and Wilderness Links, Provides visitors
with links to other Web sites containing original content which
is informative and useful to the online hiking, trail, walking,
and Wilderness communities.
Outdoor
Guides: Guide to state regulations on fishing and hunting,
to public and private outdoor usage areas. Listing of commercial guides,
accommodations and travel suggestions, and manufacturers of all varieties
of outdoor sporting equipment.
WildNatureImages.com:
is a stock and assignment photography photo agency located in Seward,
Alaska, offering a wide variety of nature and wildlife photos by professional
photographer Ron Niebrugge. Ron's awesome!
Goingnorthtravel.com:
a great site with a bunch of information concerning the great outdoors
of the north. Helpful resource.
Hiking
and Backpacking: Online hiking and backpacking gear and
info resource.
Anchorage
Alaska Bed and Breakfast - Jewel Lake B&B. For accomodations
in Anchorage, stay at Jewel Lake - the award winning bed and breakfast.
Riptrax Travel Resource
The best
and cheapest option for buying Hiking Boots and Walking Sticks. Visit
the online Discount
Hiking and Camping Gear Store.
Top
photos, some of the best nature photography sites on the net.
2
fine landscape photographers, Mr Michael E. Gordon, and Mr Guy Tal,
are now offering workshops for interested photographers. Visit their
site.
Skolai Images: A new stock photo site from Carl Donohue.
Motel Nord Haven: Great lodging right outside Denali national Park, in Healy.
Mark Graf: Mark is an awesome photographer, with some really cool images. He's based in SE Michigan, but don't hold that against him. Definitely take a look at Mark's site for some great and diverse photography. His blog on that same site is pretty cool too.
Gloria Hopkins: Gloria is a visual artist specializing in oil painting, watercolor, graphite, film photography and computer graphics, in that order. She also writes on the topic of image composition and design with an emphasis on nature photography. Definitely check out her website, and her blog pages for her latest words of wisdom.
African Photo Tours: For African Safari photography, check out Andy Biggs. I've heard nothing but positive feedback on Andy's tours, and the images I'ev seen produced on those trips are second to none.
