America Outdoors outfitters offer sea kayaking and hiking trips in and around the Tongass National Forest. The Tongass National Forest, a forest of islands and trees and rain. LOTS of islands and trees and rain. It also abounds in animals and birds and fish, with unsurpassed scenery and hardy people. It's a place where eagles are commonplace, most roads are deer crossings, and bears use the trails, too. The Tongass is a wild place, where the natural world is a strong presence that nurtures spiritually and materially and demands respect.