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Olympic National Park
Loop with Alpine Adventures Tours
This adventure is more
aptly named "water, water every where." You could not possibly find
an itinerary anywhere in the world that covers more different wonderful ways
to experience water and wildlife than this one…it's that unique! You will
sea kayak, whitewater raft, observe the Orca , Tufted Puffin and Grey Whale or
sea birds, hike along beaches and rivers, fly in a float plane, float through
a rain forest and if that is not enough, sail a beautiful schooner over Puget
Sound! All along you'll be learning of the diverse marine and river ecosystems
and the wildlife that calls them home.
The Water…
surrounds Olympic National
Park. We start in Seattle, but leave rather quickly via a sea plane to the San
Juan Islands, We'll sea kayak in the protected waters of Orcas Island. We'll
search for "J" Pod the local killer whale family on our way to
Blain, near the Canadian border. Then, we'll raft the Nooksack River and learn
of the Endangered Chinook Salmon. After, we make our way to Vancouver Island,
Canada, for a bit of Britain, in the city of Victoria. We'll catch the Black
Ball Line for our trip back stateside and after a diversion to Protection
Island to view tufted puffins, we'll make our way around the north side of
Olympic National Park to the Pacific Ocean.
There, depending on the
season (spring or summer) we will board an ocean going ship for whale or sea
bird watching. We will guide you through a temperate rainforest on the Hoh
River before enjoying the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge on the way back
around the south side of the Park. Then it's back to Seattle for lots of
gourmet food and a wonderful sail on "The Obsession." All that and
more in only eleven short days!
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