The Unofficial Guide to Adventure Travel in Alaska

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Overview

From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World

"A Tourist's Best Friend!"

—Chicago Sun-Times

"Indispensable"

—The New York Times

Four Great Features and Benefits offered ONLY by The Unofficial Guide:

*

Lodging and dining rated for quality and value

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Great ideas for family travel

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An insider's guide to the top outfitters for every activity

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Complete planning information for escorted tours or travel on your own

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780470228999
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 2/19/2008
  • Series: Unofficial Guides Series, #205
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 496
  • Product dimensions: 5.10 (w) x 8.00 (h) x 1.13 (d)

Meet the Author

MELISSA DEVAUGHN is on the Outdoors staff at the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska’s largest daily newspaper, and has been covering outdoorsrelated topics for newspapers and magazines since 1990. She has also worked at the Roanoke Times in Virginia; the Peninsula Clarion, on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula; and The Associated Press in Anchorage. Her work has also appeared in Alaska, Backpacker, Canoe & Kayak, and Women’s Sports & Fitness magazines, among other publications. She hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1993 before moving to Alaska, and she continues to enjoy backpacking throughout the state. In addition, she enjoys mountain- and road-biking in the summer and in the winter spends her time dog-mushing with her team of Alaskan huskies. She lives in Chugiak, Alaska, with her husband, Andy Hall; a 7-year-old daughter, Reilly; a 10-year-old son, Roan; 11 dogs; and 1 cat.

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Table of Contents

List of Maps.

About the Author.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

PART ONE Understanding Alaska.

PART TWO Planning Your Trip.

PART THREE Getting Around.

PART FOUR Adventure Cruising.

PART FIVE Adventure Trips by Car.

PART SIX Backpacking.

PART SEVEN Birding.

PART EIGHT Canoeing.

PART NINE Climbing and Mountaineering.

PART TEN Cycling.

PART ELEVEN Day Hiking.

PART TWELVE Dog Mushing.

PART THIRTEEN Fishing.

PART FOURTEEN Sea Kayaking.

PART FIFTEEN Multisport Adventures.

PART SIXTEEN Off-road Adventures.

PART SEVENTEEN River Running.

PART EIGHTEEN Skiing.

PART NINETEEN Southcentral Inland Alaska: An Oasis of Activity.

PART TWENTY Southcentral Coastal Alaska: Where Mountains and Sea Meet.

PART TWENTY-ONE Southeast Alaska: Home of Glaciers and Whales.

PART TWENTY-TWO Interior Alaska: The Heart of the State.

PART TWENTY-THREE Bush Alaska: Solitude at Its Best.

Index and Reader Survey.

Index.

Unofficial Guide Reader Survey.

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