Alaska Bucket List: Exploring Tongass National Forest
Consisting of nearly 17 million acres of unscathed wilderness, Tongass National Forest is the largest National Forest in the U.S. With more than 2.8 million annual visitors, Tongass sustains the largest contiguous temperate rainforest in the world, but also over 5,000 jobs and more than $380 in yearly revenue! Located just down the coastline from this majestic biome, Elfin Cove Resort provides guests with various recreational opportunities ranging from historical hikes to kayaking from island to island in search of artifacts and other archeological treasures. The Tongass National Forest itself is the real treasure in every sense of the word, [...]