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Jagged like lightning, Tracy Arm inlet reaches 25 miles (15.5 kilometers) into the wild heart of the Tongass.
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Tongass National Forest is the largest remaining temperate rain forest in the world—a rich, shadowy, complex place fecund with life. Among its riches: thick carpets of mosses and ferns, streams jet-black with salmon, more bald eagles and brown bears than anywhere else in North America, trees that can live for 500 years and reach 225 feet (69 meters) into the sky.
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Steller sea lions belong to the menagerie of animals that call Tongass home.
Photograph by Michael Melford |
Enter the Tongass aboard the Observer, a wooden-hulled World War II minesweeper meticulously converted to a 12-passenger cruising yacht with classic lines and exquisite details. But beautiful as the Observer is, the star here is the landscape. Stretching 500 miles (805 kilometers) along Alaska’s Panhandle, the Tongass is a kingdom of sky blue glaciers, grizzly tracks, wild beaches, bald eagles, spruce trees, and deep, mountain-ringed fjords.
Radio Expeditions @ nationalgeographic.com
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/landmark
The Landmark Trees feature brings you a soundscape from the Tongass.
Alaska’s Inside Passage
http://www.alaskainfo.org
Sponsored by the Alaska Southeast Tourism Council, this site features travel tips, city profiles, virtual tours, and cultural information.
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages: Tongass
http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_national_forest/ak_tonga.htm
This site offers basic facts and practical information on Tongass, as well as suggested activities, a forest map, related links, and more.
Southeast Alaska (Inside Passage)
http://www.alaska-online.com/welcome/inside.htm
Part of Alaska’s Internet Travel Guide, this site gives a brief outline of important features along the Inside Passage.
USDA Forest Service: Tongass National Forest
http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass
This official site provides in-depth information for visitors, including details about camping, year-round recreational opportunities, educational programs, and opportunities to see wildlife.
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