Alaska's Accessible Wilderness: A Traveler's Guide to AK State Parks

by Bill Sherwonit

Overview

This traveler's guide to the state parks of Alaska is useful for the traveler and the arm chair traveler.  Alaska's state park system is the nation's largest and grandest, covering almost 120 state park units. In words, color photos and maps, Bill Sherwonit details six of the state's wildest, and most alluring parklands.  

Here are glaciers, unscaled mountains, ancient forests, and high alpine tundra. You will see salmon-rich streams, vast lakes, and remote islands. Wildlife abounds, and beauty is to behold. For all their wildness and unspoiled beauty, these parklands are remarkably easy to reach and in most cases, explore.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780882404714
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	04/01/1996
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.99(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

Sherwonit is an outdoors/nature writer.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Neil C. Johannsen

Map of Alaska

Kachemak Bay State Park

Wood-Tikchik State Park

Chugach State Park

Shuyak Island State Park

Denali State Park

Alaska Chilkat Balk Eagle Preserve

Other Special Alaska State Park

Viewing and photographing wildlife

Suggested Readings

Index

Acknowledgements

Editorial Reviews

Sherwonit, an Anchorage resident and freelance writer, was trained as a geologist and journalist and has explored Alaska's state parks since the 1980's. He introduces readers to the wonders of the North by recounting his own explorations and hiking trips over the years. This allows a wealth of pertinent information to be incorporated into the text while introducing the wonders of the Kachemak Bay, Wood-Tikchik, Chugach, Shuyak Island, and Denali state parks. Focusing on the theme "accessible wilderness," he introduces readers to the unique and exciting attributes of each area through superb travel writing. Sherwonit presents practical information in one concise, full-page format entitled "If You Go" and separate one-page articles on such topics a mosquitoes, bears, and fishing. Complemented by 50 color photos and eight maps, this book will have readers packing their bags. One of the most refreshing travel guides this reviewer has encountered; highly recommended. --Jo-Anne Mary Benson, Osgoode, Ont., Canada

Library Journal

"Alaska's Accessible Wilderness is a beautifully produced book that will lure travelers to the parks."

Anchorage Daily News