Trips
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We are offering four trips this year. All of the trips will take place right before traditional Orientation, as the itinerary shows on the previous page.
- Backpacking in Denali State Park: Kesugi Ridge - August 25-29
Strap boots to your feet and a pack to your back, because you’ll be walking 20 miles of the beautiful Kesugi Ridge in Denali State Park overlooking the Alaska Range . We'll hike up the ridge on the first day, across the ridge the next day and spend the third day doing a day hike to a near by peak. On the fourth day we'll hike out a different trail and head back to Fairbanks. This is four days of amazing views, challenging hikes, good friends, and maybe even seeing a bear!
- Canoeing the Tangle Lakes - August 25-29
Join us as we canoe the Tangle Lake system nestled in the Delta Mountains . Incredible scenery and fantastic wildlife viewing are inevitable on this trip. Paddle during the day and enjoy dinner cooked on backpacking stoves and camping in the evenings. Learn new canoe paddling skills or practice the ones you know and build new friendships that will make your UAF experience even better!
*new this year*
* Rafting the Gulkana - August 25-29 *
Join us as we raft down the Gulkana River , one of Alaska ’s most exciting rivers. We will paddle out of Paxson Lake and onto the Gulkana River where we will experience 80 river miles of both exciting stretches of whitewater ranging from class II to IV, and slower more relaxing water.