Is the Yukon Charley Rivers National Preserve a good place for viewing wildlife?
Itinerary: Day 1: Today you are free to arrive in Fairbanks on your own. We’ll be staying at Pikes Waterfront Lodge, which is located near the airport on the banks of the Chena River. After checking into the hotel, you’ll meet our guides by early afternoon in the hotel lobby. Tonight we’ll do an orientation dinner at our favorite Thai restaurant in Fairbanks and upon returning to our hotel, we’ll pour over maps and discuss the route. Dinner included. Day 2: Our assistant guide will be taken to the airport with all of the gear. You and our lead guide will then begin the drive to Circle City, Alaska along the 162 mile Steese Highway. When we arrive in Circle, we’ll meet our bush pilot who will whisk us by airplane to Gelvin’s Airstrip, an undeveloped gravel airstrip at the headwaters of the Charley River and in the heart of Yukon Charley National Preserve. We’ll set up camp along the river and go for an evening walk to get a lay of the land. All meals included. Day 3: After assembling ou
