1. Observe a moose: A moose is only second to the camel for its design peculiarities. Its legs hinge backwards so they can pull them out of deep snow. They carry around huge antlers they grow each year. It is enthralling to watch them in the wild where they do look at home. You must force yourself not to imagine a cartoon caption beneath them. 2. View calving glaciers – from a safe distance: No one is prepared to understand the enormity of the glaciers or the powerful forces that split apart a mountain of ice into icebergs as large as ocean liners. The flow of glaciers from mountains is poetry captured in the slowest of motion, and the effects of their carving are apparent all across the Alaskan landscape. 3. View bears in the wild – UP CLOSE:  The first time you see a bear in the wild you can’t help but feel your pulse race. At Pack Creek, Alaska’s premier bear viewing experience, even veteran Alaskans are thrilled to be so close to bears safely. We have seen bears feeding, nursing, sleeping, playing, and even charging each other. They are magnificent animals and after seeing them you will understand why they so revered by native peoples.  4. Raft or kayak through icebergs: This can be the most surreal thing you ever experience in life. Ice the size of sky scrappers floats around you as you row though a maze of gleaming ice sculptures. Big ice, little ice, blue ice, white ice, clear ice. There is never a shortage of cocktail ice after a float though a glacial lake.  5. Sea kayak and watch whales: 30 tons of gracefulness bursts through the water, spins and lands in a full body slam spraying water for hundreds of feet. No one can say these guys aren’t having a great time feasting in Alaska! The straits between Glacier Bay and Chichigof Island are the richest whale feeding grounds in Alaska and each summer the show never stops. 6. Witness the caribou migrations: The caribou start to arrive in groups of ten one day, hundreds the next, and soon they are gathering by the thousands on the Arctic Coastal Plain. They are graceful, powerful, and steadfast in their purposeful movements. And to watch them assemble en masse is a sight no one would ever forget. 7. See the northern lights: You feel truly blessed by nature to be able to witness the Northern Lights. A spectacular dance of gossamer curtains of color shoots across the sky and then coats the sky to swirl into another mist of color. The shapes and movements are constantly changing their pace, choreographed by the solar winds that drive them.  8. Mush a dog sled: Gee! Haw! Everyone has wanted to ride an Alaskan dog sled in his or her dreams! The excited dogs pull you along on a woven sled through the white silent landscape. Although our dog sledding experience is in summer and not on snow, it is hosted by Mitch Seavey, the 2004 Iditarod Champion! 9. Stand in the shadow of Mt. McKinley: Mt. McKinley, in Denali National Park, is the geographic symbol of Alaska. It dominates the landscape for thousands of miles, and its moods and features are legendary. It is the icon of Alaskan legends. 10. Play all night under the midnight sun: A quote from one of our guests says it all. "This year I felt the need to explore the seemingly impossible. While in the Arctic, I stayed up all night and watched the sun not set. If the sun doesn't have to set, anything must be possible." For more information and reservations, please contact: Alaska Discovery A Mountain Travel Sobek Company 1266 66th Street, Suite 4 Emeryville, CA 94609 1-800-586-1911 Fax: 1-800-956-7488 or 1-510-594-6001 Email: AKDinfo@mtsobek.com