Exploring Misty Fjords National Monument is an experience you'll never forget. Here is one of our country's greatest treasures, and some of Alaska's most magnificent scenery. At 2.3 million acres, the monument is almost four times the size of Rhode Island. By comfortable floatplane, you can soar over majestic fjords, cascading waterfalls, jewel-like lakes, and abundant wildlife. Marvel at the sheer walls of granite rising over 3,000 feet, and huge stands of lush spruce, hemlock and cedar clinging to snowcapped peaks in this land of incredible natural beauty and rugged grandeur. The fjords were created by massive glacier action in this ice-rimmed wilderness.
Accessible only by boat or aircraft, this untouched wilderness was first noted in the journals of Captain George Vancouver, when he was exploring Alaska in 1793. See New Eddystone Rock from the air, in Behm Canal at the entrance to spectacular Rudyerd Bay; this volcanic plug is a striking remnant of early geological activity that was named by Vancouver.
The dramatic Misty Fjords terrain is home to a multitude of wildlife. The astute observer may be rewarded with sightings of brown and black bear, Sitka black-tailed deer, wolves, moose and bald eagles as your expert bush pilot and guide flightsees you over this paradise. A spectacular 1,000 foot waterfall flows from Big Goat Lake, named for the region's concentration of mountain goat which can sometimes be spotted from the air. Our landing in a remote bay provided us the opportunity to absorb the serenity and astonishing beauty that we'd flown over. Anyone having the opportunity to do this should go full speed ahead and do so!
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