The Alsek, a world-class rafting river that flows into the Gulf of Alaska from its headwaters in Canada, may soon abandon the lower part of its drainage for a steeper one 15 miles away.

“We right at the moment are right here at the beginning of the Alsek River,” Buzzell said, pointing at the map. The Kohklux maps were drawn in 1869 by Chief Kohklux of the Chilkats and his wive ...

After decades of low numbers, this summer's sockeye salmon run on Yukon's Alsek River is expected to be above average for the second year in a row. What's behind the rebound is still a mystery.

Disaster struck two raft trips this summer on the Alsek River, which flows from the Yukon to Alaska. A skilled rafter from Idaho and his son died after getting thrown from their raft in June.

The map shows the extent of the Yukon River chinook ... The outlook is also weak for chinook salmon in the Alsek River watershed in southwest Yukon, said Aaron Foos, the senior biologist for ...

The best bet you have left is a float down the Tatshenshini-Alsek river system (which does, however, require that you start in Canada). It’s not so much the isolation that makes the standard ...

Join the Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club general meeting Oct. 28 as Bill and Debbie Pierce recount their 12-day raft trip on the Alsek River. Considered by some to be one of the wildest and most ...

WATERSPORTS — A free program to spike your adventure bucket list is scheduled tonight as veteran river rat and gifted ... on the very wild Tatshenshini-Alsek rivers . The program is sponsored ...

Rolling on the river in Alaska means getting up-close with wild lands where bears, moose, bald eagles and other wildlife roam. Mountain Travel Sobek leads trips on the Tatshenshini and Alsek ...

Numbers have been low for most of last two decades, but about 30,000 are expected to swim the Alsek River After decades of low numbers, this summer's sockeye salmon run on Yukon's Alsek River is ...