The Longest Float Trip In Alaska Will Bring Your Summer Rafting Dreams To Life
By Megan McDonald|Published May 28, 2019
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Megan McDonald
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Megan McDonald is a writer, photographer, and owner of humu media, an Alaska-based digital media agency. She spends her free time traveling with her husband and daughter around the US and the world.
The rivers in Alaska are gorgeous, usually glacier fed, blue beauties. Some are filled with Alaskan salmon, offering a delicious day of summer rafting and fishing some of the best seafood on the planet. Other rivers have rapids and offer a thrilling adventure! The longest float in Alaska, the Yukon River, offers a little bit of everything! So hop in your raft and get going on one of the greatest adventures of a lifetime!
The mighty Yukon River is one incredible trip from Canada all the way through Alaska, ending in the Pacific Ocean.
The Yukon River is 2,000 miles of immense beauty. This river cuts through mountains, winds through valleys, and in the summer is filled with silt from the runoff of glaciers.
You can put your raft in at many different spots along the river.
Some like to attempt to raft the entire stretch, others opt for a shorter route of only 150, or 400 miles. There are plenty of amazing places to camp, especially along the gravel sandbars.
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Many people take this rafting trip simply for the excellent fishing!
Many visitors love fishing for the Wild Alaskan Salmon. Others come for the Dolly Varden, grayling, whitefish, or countless others. Whichever you decide to fish for, you're sure to have a great time.
There is so much history along the banks of the Yukon, and it is fascinating to follow one of the routes of the gold rushers. The trip is often described as peaceful, and its always fun to stop at one of the towns on the river!
There are many companies that will either rent you equipment, or take you on a guided tour.
