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Alaska: A Complete Guide to the Last Frontier
Discover
the Land of the Midnight Sun
by Jim Dufresne
Dimensions 5"x7.75"x.75" Color pictures 455 pages
ISBN 1-74059-091-0 7th Ed. May 2003 A Lonely Planet Guide
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(From
the back cover) Alaska offers adventure on a grand scale: 50 million acres
of spectacular national parks, extraordinary wildlife, the northern lights
and the midnight sun. You won't want to be without your camera, some
insect repellent or this guidebook.
Go wild - Alaska's
20 best wilderness hikes and paddles
Stay on track - 79
comprehensive maps
Plan your route - one
week to one- month itineraries
Know your beasts -
illustrated Flora and Fauna section
Stick to budget -
accommodations, transport and dining options from splurge to conserve
For reliable and authoritative travel information, reach for your
Lonely Planet. 'The Times (UK)'
Trusted companions for a generation of independent travelers. 'The New
York Times'
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Table of Contents
The Authors
This Book
Thanks
Foreward
Introduction
Facts about Alaska
History~Geography~Geology~Climate~Ecology~National
Parks~Government and Politics~Economy~Population &
People~Education~Arts~Society & Conduct~Religion
Facts For The Visitor
Planning~Tourist Offices~Visas &
Documents~Embassies & Consulates~Customs~Money~Post &
Communications~Digital Resources Books~Films~Newspapers&Magazines~Radio
& TV~ Photography & Video~Time~Electricity~Weights &
Measures~Laundry~Health~Social Graces ~Women Travelers~Gay & Lesbian
Travelers~Disabled Travelers~Senior Travelers~Travel with
Children~Useful Organizations~Dangers & Annoyances~Legal
Matters~Business Hours~Public Holidays & Special Events~Activities~Courses~Accommodations~Food~Drinks~Entertainment~
Spectator Sports~Shopping
Getting There & Away
Air~Land~Sea~Organized Tours
Getting Around
Air~Bus~Train~Car~Bicycle~Boat~Local Transportaion~Organized
Tours
The Wilderness
Backpacking~Chilkoot
Trail~Resurrection Pass Trail~Russian Lakes Trail~Johnson Pass
Trail~Coastal Trail~Chena Dome Trail~Pinnell Mountain Trail~White
Mountains~Summit Trail~Deer Mountain Trail~Petersburg Lake Trail~Dan Moller
Trail~Wrangell-St Elias National Park~Dixie Pass
Paddling
Misty Fjords~National Monument~Tracy Arm~Kayak Route~Cross Admiralty
Island~Canoe Route~Hoonah to Tenakee~Springs Kayak Route~Glacier Bay - Muir
Inlet~Swanson River & Swan~Chena River~Beaver Creek
Southeast Alaska
Ketchikan~Prince of Wales~Wrangell~Petersburg~Sitka~Secondary
Ports~Juneau~Admiralty Island~Glacier Bay National
Park~Haines~Skagway~Yakutat
Anchorage
Seward Highway~Girdwood~Portage Glacier~Palmer~Hatcher Pass
Southcentral Alaska
Prince William Sound~Kenai Peninsula
Southwest Alaska
Kodiak Island~Alaska Peninsula~Aleutian Islands~Bristol Bay
The Interior
George Parks Highway~Denali National Park~North of Denali
National Park~The Alcan~Richardson Highway~Denali to Fairbanks~Tok
Cutoff~Glenn Highway~Taylor Highway
Fairbanks
Around Fairbanks~Chena Hot Springs Road~Steese Highway~Elliott
Highway
The Bush
Western Alaska~Arctic Alaska
Glossary
Index
Map Legend
Metric Conversion
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