Best Hike in Southeast Alaska
Baily Bay Hot Springs Trailhead Working as expedition leader for the Un-Cruise boat Wilderness Explorer in Southeast Alaska gives me the opportunity to explore the different secluded bays, hiking trails, islands, and most recently, hot springs. Like many fun adventures this latest one to the hot springs came about by a friend telling me a story about this amazing hike that ended up in these hot springs about a days travel from Ketchikan. So with an inquisitive mind I checked out my huge map of the Inside Passage, checked in with the boat that my friend was traveling on, and tracked down the bay in which the trail can be found. Group of Hard Chargers The bay is a small secluded bay high up in the Behm Canal, 90 or so miles north of Ketchikan. I had taken our boat near to this area many times on our way to Misty Fjords but for a number of reason I had never planned a stop in Baily Bay. But with this new information it made its way to the schedule for We...