Charmedone619

I took it this week. Based on your picture, I would say that your last trip probably was your once in a lifetime chance. We were able to get right up next to the glacier, but that was about it. The trip was still amazing, but not the “on the glacier” experience I was hoping for. They still have the huge snack pack and are very well organized and guided.

If it’s not against thread rules, the name of the tour company was Above and Beyond Alaska and they are run very well.

The brand of boots that I got were Bogs, but they had a few different ones they were using. They weren’t uncomfortable, I just like to have more ankle support when I go over rocky terrain and they don’t have that at all. We did go to Ketchikan. On advice of the speaker onboard we headed to the Rainbird Trail, which I would highly recommend. There are three points of access for the trailhead, but if you want to walk there from the port, look for Schoenbar Road. You follow up an extremely steep hill and once at the top, follow the trail signs to the left that take you up to the trail. You will see a set of stairs off of the road. It took about 20-30 min to get there from the ship. After we hiked the trail we took a different road to get to the Totem Museum and then looped back into town (Creek Street) on the way to the ship. It was a long distance to walk, but very doable if you are active.

I just took this tour. The group provided you with knee high rain boots with a slight grip on them. You can wear hiking boots if you want, but several parts of the trek require walking through water. I didn’t find the boots offered great support, but I appreciated the knee high waterproof to keep me dry. I didn’t find that my feet were cold at all. I don’t think I can give the tour company name out, but if you Google the name of the excursion, the company will come up and they outline all that they provide for your trip. They give you rain pants and jacket, rain boots, a dry pack, a filled water bottle to keep, a snack bag with lots of snacks, and a floatation vest. For what it’s worth, the excursion was great, but they will not walk you directly onto the glacier because it is no longer safe. You do get very close to the glacier though and it was quite a fun, but strenuous, trek. I can answer any other questions if you have them!