56° 54' N 158° 09' W
Extremely remote, unpredictable weather conditions, surreal landscape, a six-mile wide semi-active volcanic crater. Delicious.
This is a trip I've been fantasizing about since I first saw a strange shape on a nautical map of the Aleutian Peninsula during a brief holiday with my dad (entry on the trip or the alternate take) in the summer of 2006. Less adventurous types tend towards a float plane drop into Surprise Lake, the crescent-shaped body in the northeast corner of the crater, or planned river-rafting trips up the river which flows out of Aniakchak, starting in Aniakchak Bay.
Which is fine... if you've got to hurry back for dinner on your cruise ship in Juneau.
This is what I'm thinking: a float plane drop at the bay to follow the 30 miles of river on foot, climbing through The Gates (a narrow sliver in the walls, the only entrance to Aniakchak), then 2-3 days of camping and exploring the crater's interior before a pick-up in Surprise Lake.
More info on the NPS's page on Aniakchak can be found here.
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