For over 20 years we have been flying customers, friends and family to Anan Creek to view the bears that congregate there to eat salmon in preparation for their winter snooze.

The flight is 30 to 40 minutes through the Tongass National Forest and along Behm Canal and Ernest Sound. On a clear day you will see majestic mountains in the distance, virgin forest, islands dense with greenery, muskeg (bogs), and lots of lakes and water.

The plane lands at Anan Bay and while we taxi to the beach you will see eagles in the trees (one time we counted 230), and sealife in the water. As you get off the floatplane you will be met by a Forest Service Ranger who briefs you on what to expect on your 20 minute walk to the viewing platform. Along the way you will be surrounded by old growth forest and a fresh water stream packed with salmon going upstream to spawn! At the platform there is another Ranger who supervises the platform and a photo blind. You will be able to spend 2 to 2.5 hours at the observatory, depending on your transit time on the trail and actual flight time to Anan.

When you go on this adventure you should wear sturdy boots or shoes and bring rain gear. A camera with lots of memory is a must, and please turn off the camera's flash so as not to startle the bears. You may not take any food or drinks on the trail except water. And lastly, prepare yourself for a fun and wondrous experience in a true Alaskan wilderness.

Before you come please familiarize yourself with the US Forest Service's guidelines for safely viewing bears.

The entire adventure is about 4 and a half hours, this may be amended by special arrangement.