Glide over the cathedral walls of Misty Fjords National Monument on a private floatplane charter, landing on a mirror-still alpine lake deep inside one of America's last true wildernesses.
What to expect
You taxi out on Ketchikan's waterfront and lift off over town before the landscape below transforms into a maze of fjords, waterfalls, and old-growth forest stretching to the horizon. The plane banks low over New Eddystone Rock — a 237-ft volcanic plug rising straight from the sea — then skims down to land on Rudyerd Bay or a high alpine lake. Your pilot-naturalist points out Sitka black-tailed deer, bald eagles, and black bears on the shoreline. The silence after the engine cuts is absolute.
Good to know
Total flight time is 1.5–2 hours for the fly-in/fly-out option; add a lake landing for 2.5 hrs. Taquan Air's terminal is a 10-minute walk from the cruise dock. Book the earliest morning slot for the calmest air and clearest light. Weight and baggage restrictions apply.