Alaska Family Adventure Vacations
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The dog sledding will get you safely out into the wilderness where you can view the wildlife such as bald and golden eagles or herds of caribou. If you don’t want to actually get on the sled and mush the dogs you can still enjoy this vacation idea as a spectator.

Dog mushing is Alaska’s official sport so you will find plenty of races. The largest and best known is the 1,049-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Also if your taking a cruise to Alaska, many cruise lines, like Royal Caribbean, offer dog sledding as a land excursion activity while in port.

Travel on Alyeska Adventure’s high powered jet boats up the river to Carmen Lake. Stop along the way to explore tracks of beaver, bear or moose. Try some fishing, have a picnic or just sit back and enjoy the ride. Imagine the sight of a polar bear crunching his way across the ice of the Alaskan turf. 

In late September the polar bears travel from the northern ice pack down to the mainland. For the next few months you’ve got a good chance of spotting as many as a dozen or more of these wonderful creatures. Alyeska Adventures will also take you to their special fishing spots where you can catch Alaskan Salmon. Have a riverside salmon bake or take your catch back home and enjoy it for dinner.  

Alaska Wildland Adventures operates four lodges.

• Kenai Fjords Lodge is located in the wild and beautiful Kenai Fjords National Park (the only lodge within the park boundaries.)
• Kenai Riverside Lodge, along the Kenai River serves as base camp for many of their adventure trip offerings.
• Kenai Sport Fishing Lodge is where the salmon and trout fishing trips take place.
• Kenai Backcountry Lodge is waaaay out there on a glacier-carved lake and you can only get there by boat. But it's worth the trip! If you really want to get away from the TV and the cell phone and the noise of civilization then this is the place to do it. Immerse yourself in nature, quiet relaxation and some real family togetherness. 

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