Alaska For Dummies |  | Author: Charles P. Wohlforth
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 253798
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Pages: 456
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0470385278
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9780470385272
ASIN: 0470385278
Publication Date: March 23, 2009
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Product Description
You’re in for a scenic, sensory treat! Alaska has 100,000 glaciers and 10 million lakes. Wildlife roams freely across vast spaces, unfettered by fences or roads. Opportunities to experience real wilderness and enjoy outdoor activities abound. You can’t see or do it all, but you can make the most of your time with this friendly guide that gives you the scoop on: - Anchorage, the gateway to Alaska, and nearby outdoor destinations
- Road trips from Anchorage: The Kenai Peninsula, including Seward, Kenai Fjords National Park, Kenai, and Homer; Fairbanks and its environs; Alaska’s long rural highways; and Denali National Park
- Southeast Alaska, including Juneau, Skagway and Sitka
- Bush Alaska, covering fascinating places in the Arctic
- Options for visiting by cruise ship
- Five great itineraries that touch on Alaska’s best destinations
- The best places to see marine mammals, birds, humpback whales, black, brown, or polar bears, and other wildlife
- The best gold rush towns, including Fairbanks, Juneau, Skagway, and Nome, where the free-wheeling frontier spirit abides today
- Info on fishing, skiing, sea kayaking, dogmushing, hiking, and more
- Accommodations, ranging from a luxury hotel to railroad cars to a romantic inn and spa
Like every For Dummies travel guide, Alaska For Dummies, 4th Edition includes: - Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
- What you shouldn’t miss — and what you can skip
- The best hotels and restaurants for every budget
- Handy Post-it Flags to mark your favorite pages
Whether you want to get up close and personal (but not too close or too personal) with bears, explore the native heritage with its great totem poles, clan houses, and Iñupiat artwork, enjoy outdoor adventures, or just soak up the magnificent, unspoiled scenery, you’re on your way to a great Alaskan escape.
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 This was the most user-friendly guide I have ever used. August 20, 2003
21 out of 24 found this review helpful
The information was accurate, up-to-date, and provided the best advice. The full-color maps and quick reference pointers made planning my trip simple. I would recommend this book to any first-time visitor who wants expert and opinionated advice on how to make the most of their time and money.
Satisfied Dummie February 24, 2006
Deena (Sumter, SC USA)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I loved this book. I had ordered three different books on Alaska Vacations, this one was the best hands down. It gave me all my options, sample vacations, told me the best and worst of Alaska. I really feel I can now book my vacation and feel very comfortable. Going to Alaska is a very expensive vacation, I have waited a lifetime for a trip like this so I wanted to make sure of all my options. This book gave you the pros and cons of cruising, driving, renting an RV, railroads. Once I got through I knew exactly what was the best option for myself.
This book is terriffic! December 23, 2008
Judith Tuten (Tennessee/Florida)
Traveling to Alaska from southeastern USA is a mind-boggling thought. So many choices to make, so many opportunities to take, so much to see! This book helps organize not only my thoughts but also my itinerary. Wonderful.
Excellent for first-time Alaska visitors January 21, 2009
Scholar
This book helped us plan for our first trip to Alaska, and we referred to it often during our two-week RV trek. The author took us by the hand as if to say, "don't worry, you will have a great trip to Alaska, and I will show you how."
The other book that proved indispensible on our Alaskan road trip:
The Milepost 2008
A Must March 30, 2010
Patricia M. Navarra (jersety city,nj usa)
If you are planning or going to Alaska, this book is a 100% must to have. It is having a constant source of pertinent information at your fingertips.We are doing a 3 week trip,on our own.If you are traveling with tours or just on a cruise of the inner passage,this book won't be as imperative to bring along.If you are going at it with just your family and/or friends you may not even be able to do it without the information this book provides.
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