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Here, you can take a break after a tour through the rainforest, visit the bistro, or purchase a souvenir in the shop. There are also demonstrations and explanations of woodworking and totem pole carving, and you can also view woodworking machines.

The Alaska Rainforest in Ketchikan offers ideal conditions for bear viewing, especially along the river during the salmon run. In this dense, rain-drenched forest, black and brown bears can be seen in their natural habitat, catching fish and roaming through the undergrowth.

On a clear day you can easily see Ketchikan sprawling below you from the summit of Deer Mountain. Ketchikan International Airport is also visible just across the water, on neighboring Gravina Island. As always when running in Alaska, you should be alert to the risk of unexpected wildlife encounters, and the possibility of fast-moving, rapidly changing weather.

The trail is difficult to walk when it's wet. There are a few places where it's not really worth doing for a view

Although some maps might show this section of trail as the Rainbow Trail, the Forest Service officially designates it as part of the Rainbird Trail, which is ultimately accessible from three different trailheads. This trail is characterized by sections of boardwalk, old logging road, and even a few sets of steep stairs. Keep an eye out for ravens and bald eagles, which you might see soaring overhead or roosting in trees near the trail.

Easily accessible from several roadside and parking areas, the Lower Pipeline Trail offers easy walking alongside an old, wooden pipeline that leads to Connell Lake. In summer, parts of the trail may be overgrown with salmonberry bushes and other berry plants. Be careful about wildlife encounters here: Bears like berries, too!

For those who continue as far as Upper Silvis Lake, Mahoney Mountain is a popular side trip. Watch for a variety of wildlife along the way, including birds like the northern pygmy owl.

A salmon ladder is essentially an artificial waterfall, created to help fish travel farther upstream in a waterway that no longer has its natural contours. The salmon are most plentiful here in July and August. If you arrive much earlier or later than that, you may not get to see many, if any, salmon flinging themselves up the "ladder".