Adventure Tours

Alaska Vistas. This Wrangell outfitter provides custom vacations specific to your interests. Opportunities include bear viewing, traveling the Stikine River by steamboat to see the largest flock of bald eagles in the country, and trips into the Tongass National Rain Forest. The company also offers kayaking, hiking, glacier trips, and unguided support to those who want to get out on their own. 103 Front St., Wrangell, Alaska, 99929. 907/874–3006; www.alaskavistas.com. Call for prices.

St. Elias Alpine Guides. Based in the town of McCarthy and operating for more than three decades, this guide outfit gives introductory mountaineering lessons, leads excursions ranging from half-day hikes to monthlong backpacking trips, and is the only company contracted by the Park Service to conduct guided tours of historic Kennicott buildings. Don't miss hiking on Root Glacier—it's an incredible experience and accessible to anyone who can hike 5 miles. If you'd rather raft than hike, its Copper Oar rafting outfit (www.copperoar.com) has river trips into the heart of the wilderness. Alaska. 907/554–4445; 888/933–5427; www.steliasguides.com. From $90.