Ketchikan

Canopy Tours

Often associated with rain forests of the tropical sort, canopy tours are Ketchikan's fastest-growing outdoor activity. Featuring a series of zip-lines, aerial boardwalks, and suspension bridges, canopy tours provide an up-close view of the coastal forests. Granted, you won't spend the whole tour admiring the foliage: at Alaska Canopy Adventures —a course at the Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary, 8.4 mi south of town—the longest of the tour's eight zip-lines stretches more than 800 feet, and whisks you along some 130 feet off the ground. Book online or with your cruise line. Ketchikan, AK. 907/225-5503. www.alaskacanopy.com.

A rain-forest zip-line and ropes course is offered through Southeast Exposure, a well-known kayaking outfit in the area. Ketchikan, AK. 907/225-8829. www.southeastexposure.com.

More Sports and Outdoors

• Canopy Tours
• Fishing
• Harbor and Air Tours

• Hiking
• Local Interest
• Sea Kayaking