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C: FIVE DAY • MULTI - ADVENTURE PACKAGE (2008) Our five day hiking,
fishing, rafting, kayaking, and sight seeing package allows
5 days of adventures. Most of you will come by air to
Cordova. You will be met at the airport by a Cordova Rose
Lodge staff member. The only other way into Cordova is by
state ferry on the Alaska Marine Highway System since
Cordova is not connected by the State Highway System.
Fishing and sightseeing with Captain Bill. Captain Bill has lived as a year-round resident of Cordova for twenty years working as a commercial fisherman. Participant in most of the fisheries throughout the coasts of Alaska. Having extensive knowledge from years of experience sailing and guiding the waters of Prince William Sound. Captain Bill has hosted specials for ESPN and Larry Csonka productions as per his video Big Fish of Alaska. After a full hot breakfast you will be taken to the harbor where Captain Bill will be ready to take off for a full day of shark or halibut fishing and sight-seeing. Possible sightings of Orca whales, humpbacked whales, sea otters, stellar sea lions, moose, deer, black and brown bear and numerous species of waterfowl. Charter includes bait and tackle for sport fishing and lunch. Hang on! DAY 3 You will leave Cordova Rose Lodge for a five minute drive to Cordova City Airport. You will board a float plane that will take off from beautiful Lake Eyak. Your one hour flight will take you in a large circle pattern around Cordova. This will give you a breathtaking view of the diversity that surrounds Cordova and the vast wilderness at our doorstep. From the air you may spot some of our local wildlife. A bear or a majestic delta moose. Have your camera ready and bring plenty of film. After your flight you will take the short drive back to the lodge. We will have your lunch packed and ready for your next adventure ... you are headed out the Copper River Highway. This is Cordova's only highway. It runs about 50 miles through the Copper River Delta and deadends at Childs Glacier. At your leisure you will drive through the delta. Do not forget that camera! Brown and Black bear, moose and trumpeter swans, eagles, beavers, and countless other animals are the inhabitants of this diverse ecological area. It's at the end of the road where the truly spectacular begins. Watch as ice falls hundreds of feet from the top of Childs Glacier into the rushing Copper River below. You will also enjoy walking across the Million Dollar Bridge that spans the Copper River between Miles and Childs Glaciers. After more than eight decades the bridge stands as a monument to the rugged men who built the Copper River and Northwest Railway. With a panoramic view of the calving glacier, it's a great place to take and enjoy lunch. Your trip should take 5 to 6 hours, that will depend on when you can pull yourself away from the glacier and all of those great photo opportunities. After a busy day you will want to rest for a while at the lodge with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate. Relax before dinner in town at one of several restaurants or pubs. This is your trip so please advise us of any interest you might have, we will accommodate you any way we can to make your stay as enjoyable as possible. DAY 4 Tour de Bay - Guided Sea Kayaking - Our guides are year-round residents of Cordova and naturalists. They will educate you as you enjoy your day's adventure on the water. This tour begins at Orca Beach on the edge of town across from the AC Company. Start with a relaxing paddle around Observation Island then continue north into Nelson Bay. At the head of Nelson Bay is the Rude River and some beautiful waterfalls off Eyak and Snyder Mountains. An abandoned cannery along the route adds historical interest, going ashore for hiking and wildlife viewing. This full day includes lunch, possible wildlife include sea otters (and pups in early summer) harbor porpoises, oyster catchers, old squaws, white-winged scooters, scaup, blacktail deer, sea lions and bald eagles. Trip time is 8 hours. DAY 5
Cordova, Alaska is in a coastal rainforest and we reserve the right to cancel or reschedule your trip due to inclement weather or inhospitable conditions. Our guides are fully licensed and insured. When any part of your trip is canceled due to weather, full or partial refunds will be available. As always, we will do everything to make this a great trip for you, but we cannot control nature. Total trip package @ 1795.00 per person, based on 4 persons including Cordova's 12% tax. Includes 6 nights lodging 5 days of adventures as listed, all transportation as needed while in Cordova. A full hot breakfast each morning, lunch, fresh seafood dinners or home cooked meals, including our homemade pies and desserts. Fish processing, vacuum packed and boxed ready to take back home. A 50% non-refundable deposit is required upon booking. Balance due 60 days before arrival. Our summers are beautiful but also are short and this offer will book quickly. Contact: Gaye or Gary
McDowell Cordova Rose Lodge Cordova, Alaska |
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Sheridan
Lake Raft Adventure - Our guides are long-time residents and
are raising their two sons in Cordova. They will share their
knowledge of Cordova and their love for the beauty that
surrounds our town of Cordova. You will be picked up at the
Rose Lodge and taken along the Copper River Highway to the
start of the Sheridan Lake Adventure. Begin your trip with a
guided natural history hike over the Sheridan Glacier
Morainne. As you hike you will learn about the regional
history. The hike ends at the Sheridan Lake where you climb
aboard waiting rafts and are paddled around Sheridan Lake.
See iridescent blue icebergs up close! And don't forget to
look for ice worms! After paddling around the lake you will
thrill to Class H and Class HI rapids on the Sheridan River.
Witness the sculpting of a glacial valley. Lunch will be
served. Trip length is approximately 5 hours. You can
upgrade to a 9 hour trip on the Million Dollar Run, a trip
down the Copper River.