Upcoming Trips

Jule Harle has over 12 years of experience in Alaska backcountry; our other assistant guides are also highly qualified & have extensive wilderness experience. The service is paramount- as is a friendly, fun, laid-back & flexible atmosphere for your trip- we go out of our way to help you enjoy spectacular places. We know the routes, the natural history & all the best campsites! Backcountry camping in Alaska can be intimidating for a novice and even for some intermediate and experienced hikers. A qualified & experienced guide service can go a long way to minimizing problems that may come up. More importantly, we love these places and are genuinely excited to go back year after year & share them with you.

Most of our trips include round trip vehicle transportation from Anchorage. For trips 3 days of less, we meet in Anchorage as a group to leave our cars, then depart. (if you need assistance in getting to our meeting spot, contact us directly- we can likely pick you up from home or your hotel) For trips longer than 3 days we arrange to pick you up at your home or hotel in Anchorage. If your trip meets/departs from Fairbanks, we will pick you up at your home or hotel. For all other trips, check with us.

We use comfortable vans & have excellent driving histories. For trips involving backcountry flights, we choose operators that are safety conscious & know the area.

We provide healthy vegetarian meals, that are inspired by yoga’s sister science, Ayurveda. Jule is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner; she has studied the healing benefits from whole foods & is invested in creating meals that are healthy & delicious. Even though our trips are in remote places, we go above & beyond to bring great food along. When possible, we source local, fresh & organic ingredients.

Trips include 1-2 group yoga & meditation classes per day. Jule is a 500 hr Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance and has over 700 hours of training. She has taught 3 teacher trainings and has over 3000 hours of teaching experience.

We provide all stoves, cookware, cooking fuel & food for the trip. If you want to bring your own cooking set up, let us know; we can accommodate those who would rather prepare their own meals. We also provide bear resistant food canisters and bear spray. We can provide tents, please let us know if you need one when you register. We also bring cooking tents/group shelters. We can provide hiking poles for backpacking trips if you don’t have your own. For paddling trips (sea kayaking, rafting & packrafting) we provide all paddling gear. (except for paddling shoes on sea kayaking trips, see packing list for more details)

We put safety first. This means caution, responsibility, experience, & having excellent knowledge of the area: the terrain, wildlife and travel, backcountry camping & how to work well with people. Our guides have medical training- we are Wilderness First Responder certified & know how to use it. We bring satellite phones for emergency backcountry service & a backup emergency messaging device. We bring a GPS & map on every route we do.

We store extra travels items that won’t be needed while in the backcountry in our locked vans or at our headquarters in Anchorage.