Product Description

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 wan 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 & Fauna section
• Stick to budget – accommodations, transport and dining options from splurge to conserve

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #701587 in Books
• Published on: 2003-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 456 pages

Customer Reviews

A Very Useful Guide To Alaska
Along with Frommer's Alaska 2004, this is tied for first place among the Alaska travel guides. Especially for the outdoors stuff they include. There are 70+ maps inside, showing trails, waterways, etc., for the adventurer. And there is an entire section devoted to the top ten of hiking in Alaska. For an adventuring trip to Alaska, this book is great.

But I believe it's also the best of the "big 3" (Fodor's, Frommer's, Lonely Planet) as far as how much it encompasses overall. It is quite comprehensive for the tourist, pointing out all of the things a tourist may want to see, and it balances this with the same amount of equally useful information for people going to Alaska to kayak, hike, bike, and explore.

While I still enjoy the Frommer's Alaska more than any of the Alaska guides, this book has things that Frommer's doesn't when it comes to tourist-oriented sightseeing. Fodor's Alaska 2004, on the other hand, is almost entirely tourist-oriented, with little useful information for anyone going to Alaska to adventure. But this book is a solid guide, and I've taken it to Alaska with me on my adventuring trips. Worth the money, and my time to recommend this book!

Good Guide for independent Travelers
We recently returned from 18 days of independent travel in Alaska (we arrived in Anchorage and drove to Denali, Fairbanks, Skagway, and Juneau - the last via ferry). We planned our trip using three travel guides: Fodor's, Lonely Planet, and The Milepost. We enjoy day hiking and outdoor activities, but we also enjoy luxury accomodations. Lonely Planet was the best resource for planning because of it's in-depth coverage of trails. The Milepost was a useful reference for travel restrictions, road conditions, and local advertising. I don't recommend Fodor's unless you're going on a cruise.

travelling Alaska
We just returned from a month of exploring Alaska and found this book very useful in planning. It has a less commercial view, so we appreciated the suggested accommodations and reviews of things to see. They were always right on target with the less commercial things highlighted. Very useful.