Historic McCarthy Photo Tour
Photograph McCarthy and Kennicott, Alaska. Visit Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
We’ll spend the day outside of McCarthy, Alaska, shooting great fall color, scenics and landscapes, as well as historic structures like the Gilahina Trestle and Kuskulana Bridge.
In the afternoon, we’ll venture up to Kennicott and photograph historic Kennicott, the old mill buildings and mining town.
This is an easy trip, with little hiking, though the we can hit up a few trails and hikes if you care to. The focus of this trip, however, is photography.
Price: $450.00, sunup-sundown
Dates: Sept 1-15
Location base: McCarthy, Alaska
What’s included: transport out of McCarthy along the road, photo instruction and guide service, lunch and dinner back in McCarthy.
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