Alaska Hiking Tours Green Soles Adventure Club 1

Introduction  Popular hiking tour  Length:5 days in late July  5 hiking trails of various advanced difficulty  Start from downtown Juneau  Spectacular scenery  Abundant wildlife 2

Day 1: Granite Creek  Downtown Juneau starting point  Perseverance Trail is historical trail  Originally used by natives for goat hunting, fishing or berry picking  Became first road in Alaska  Joe Juneau and Richard Harris found gold in Silverbow Basin in 1880’s  Attractions include  Old mining ruins, wildflowers, view of Ebner Falls 3

Day 1: Granite Creek  Granite Creek Trail – 2 miles from start of Perseverance Trail – Short but very steep to the peak – Attractions include – Wildflowers, alpine lakes, waterfalls, ice flow from Mendenhall glacier 4

Day 2: Mount Roberts  Start from downtown  Summit is 4.5 mils  Restaurant and tramway at 1,760 feet  Attractions include  Wildlife such as eagles, ravens, grouse, marmots, mountain goats, bears, Sitka black tail deer  Rainforest and sub-alpine meadows  Trees with totem carvings that depict Native legends  Mountain views of Glacier Bay, Alaska panhandle, and Admiralty Island National Monument 5

Day 3: Mount Juneau  Start from downtown Juneau – Use West Glacier trail – Located in heart of Tongass National Forest  Attractions include – Mendenhall Glacier, Mount Wrather, Stroller White – Rainforest 6

Day 4: Mt. McGinnis  Start from downtown Juneau – Use West Glacier trail – Located in heart of Tongass National Forest  Attractions include – Mendenhall Glacier, Mount Wrather, Stroller White – Rainforest 7

Day 5: Mt. Jumbo  Start from downtown – Also known as Mt. Bradley – Part of Tongass National Forest  Attractions include – View of Gastineau Channel, Stephens Passage, Icy Straits – Eagles, ravens, chickadee and black bears – Spruce forests, muskeg meadows 8