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Giant Bears of the Katmai Coast
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Five day itinerary---June
and August
Each day includes such activities as: sea mammal viewing, bear viewing,
sportsfishing, hiking, birding, beachcombing, guided or unguided kayaking
excursions. We create a unique daily activity plan that pleases our
guests. By the second day or so, guests usually assist in planning what
will be emphasized in their experience on the wild coast. Below is a
sample of a five day itinerary.
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Day one:
If you fly over, arrival at Geographic Harbor by sea plane around
noon, settle in and familiarization with the Mythos, lunch and
then kayaking, birding, bear watching in the Geographic Harbor
area, evening meal, time to relax.
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Day two:
Breakfast with bears, morning cruise through Geographic Harbor,
birding, bear watching by boat or kayak, Lunch, afternoon cruise
along the coast from Falcon Cliffs to Takli Island Passage for
the night. Evening meal, with kayaking and birdwatching on Takli
Island, beachcombing, or fishing. Watch for sea otters. Time to
relax.
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Day three:
Breakfast, short morning cruise to Russian Harbor. Choose kayaking,
birding, beachcombing, halibut fishing, or bear viewing. Kayak
into Kinak Bay for seal watching experience, guided or unguided.
Mythos moves ahead to Seal Lagoon to meet kayak party for lunch.
Halibut fishing while relaxing, or explore Seal Lagoon for birds,
bears and moose, depending on tide. Cruise to Hidden Harbor for
evening meal and safe anchorage for the night. Hidden Harbor is
home to wolverine, moose, and bears. Time to relax.
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Day four:
Breakfast, and then shore excursions, kayaking, or bear viewing.
Guests usually request returning to greatest concentration of
birds, bears, whales, favorite kayaking, or fishing spot. Lunch.
Dinner. Evening spent in a safe anchorage.
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Day five:
Breakfast, prepare to meet the seaplane around noon. Guests like
to get packed up so they can do some last minute kayaking, birding,
bear watching, or photography. Lunch, farewells, and meet the
sea plane. We can provide transport on the Mythos if flying is
not for you.
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Four or five day coho itinerary---late August and
September
Afognak coho trips usually begin and end in the port of Kodiak, where
ice and fuel are available. Basically, the Afognak coho itinerary includes
a circumnavigation of Afognak Island, north of Kodiak, depending upon
the prevailing wind direction.
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We endeavor to visit the coho producing systems depending
on the timing of the run.
Coho may be found in salt water, in the estuaries, or
in the streams.
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Fishermen should be prepared to fish all
three environments. We provide a 14' Zodiac for salt water and
estuary fishing, while your waders or float tubes work well
in the estuaries or the streams.
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Catch and release works best with
the legal possession limits, since frequently it is easy to
limit out quickly. Keeping injured or exhausted fish provides
the ice chest with plenty of fish to take home. Dolly Varden
are often taken incidentally to coho.
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There will be opportunity to fish for halibut
or lingcod too. We have spinning and deep sea tackle on the
Mythos. All meals and snacks are provided. This is a prized
trip for our repeat customers.
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Birding the Misty Isles...Sitkinak and Tugidak
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South of Kodiak Island lie the Trinity
Islands, comprised of Aiaktalik, Sitkinak, and Tugidak Islands.
A wild region for wind and tide, it is nevertheless a most beautiful
place with an abundance of terrestrial, avian, and marine life.
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These islands lie at the "end of the earth,"
where weather and tidal conditions stir abruptly.
Here are populations of loons, grebes, swans, geese, ducks,
shearwaters, petrels, shorebirds, terns, jaegers, and many
more.
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Whether it is abandoned gold mines, or ancient petroglyphs,
the country is beautifully wild. For the serious wilderness
adventurer only.
Travel with the Mythos, or meet us at the airstrip at
Akhiok village. One of our most adventurous trips.
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None of our trips are regularly scheduled, because we
do not cater to the crowd. Call for arrangements and we will
build a customized itinerary to suit your interests or requirements.
Like these petroglyphs, let the myth and mystery of the Kodiak
experience take you away.
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