Ketchikan

Harbor and Air Tours

Alaska Travel Adventures runs fun 20-person canoe outings perfect for people just dipping their toe into (very) soft adventure travel. The company's backcountry Jeep trips are also a great deal of fun. Ketchikan, AK. 800/323-5757; 907/247-5295 outside Alaska. www.bestofalaskatravel.com.

Allen Marine Tours, one of Southeast's largest and best-known tour operators, leads Misty Fiords National Monument catamaran tours throughout the summer. They also offer combo motorcoach and walking tours of Ketchikan sites that end with a water-jet-powered cruise into the Tongass Narrows. Ketchikan, AK. 907/225-8100 or 888/747-8101. www.allenmarinetours.com.

If you want to head out on a floatplane to see the environs, contact Southeast Aviation. They offer tours of the glaciers and mountains of Misty Fiords National Monument, bear viewing, and charters. Ketchikan, AK. 907/225-2900 or 888/359-6478. www.flymisty.com.

More Sports and Outdoors

• Canopy Tours
• Fishing
• Harbor and Air Tours

• Hiking
• Local Interest
• Sea Kayaking