Adventure Guide Alaska Highway

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Hunter Publishing, Inc, 2006 - 496 páginas
The most detailed, up-to-date guide to traveling the highway, from BC through the Yukon and Alaska to Prudhoe Bay. Fairbanks, Anchorage, Dawson City, Skagway, Denali National Park, Valdez--these are just some of the destinations covered. Also included are details on alternate highways, such as the Stewart-Cassiar, the Yellowhead, Top-of-the-World, the Richardson and Glenn Highways. The authors talk about where to find wildlife and how to get the best photos; they share their knowledge about the most coveted camping areas; they tell you which historic sites you should take in. An entire chapter is dedicated to the Alaska Marine Highway, a ferry service that serves as a lifeline to Alaska's coastal towns. 30+ maps, color photos.
 

Índice

Prince Rupert
240
The StewartCassiar Highway
245
StewartHyder
249
The Cassiar continued
252
The Cassiar continued
261
ROADS TO SKAGWAY
263
The Tagish Road
264
Skagway
266

PRACTICALITIES
61
Tourist Information
62
Shopping
63
Photography
65
Accommodations
67
Transportation
71
Getting Off the Road
74
Health
81
One Highway Two Countries
83
Recommended Outfitters
86
The Beauty of the Wild
87
THE HISTORY OF THE HIGHWAY
89
APPROACHES TO THE HIGHWAY
97
The Eastern Approach
120
On to the Parks
126
THE ALASKA HIGHWAY
147
Dawson Creek to Fort St John
150
Fort St John
152
Fort St John to Fort Nelson
153
Fort Nelson
155
Fort Nelson to Muncho Lake
157
Muncho Lake
160
Muncho Lake to Watson Lake
162
Watson Lake
165
Watson Lake to Teslin
167
Teslin
168
Teslin to Whitehorse
170
Whitehorse
171
Whitehorse to Haines Junction
183
Haines Junction
187
Kluane National Park
188
Kluane Park to the Alaska Border
192
Alaska Border to Tok
198
Tok
202
Tok to Delta Junction
207
Delta Junction
208
Delta Junction to Fairbanks
211
Fairbanks
213
THE YELLOWHEAD STEWARTCASSIAR HIGHWAYS
233
THE HAINES HIGHWAY
285
TatshenshiniAlsek Wilderness
286
Haines
288
DAWSON CITY THE DEMSTER HIGHWAY TO INUVIK
299
Eastern Roads to Dawson City
300
The Western Road to Dawson City
308
Dawson City
313
The Dempster Highway
321
Inuvik
325
TOK CUTOFF TO ANCHORAGE
329
Palmer
334
Chugach State Park
336
THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY TO VALDEZ
337
The Richardson Highway
340
The Edgerton Highway McCarthy Road
342
The Richardson continued
347
Valdez
349
NORTH FROM FAIRBANKS
365
The Dalton Highway
366
The Steese Highway
369
The Elliott Highway
372
The Dalton Highway
373
DENALI PARK THE GEORGE PARKS HIGHWAY
381
The Denali Outskirts
384
Denali National Park
387
The George Parks Highway to the Glenn Highway Junction
400
ANCHORAGE
409
SOUTH OF ANCHORAGE
427
Whittier Prince William Sound
434
Farther Down the Kenai
439
Seward
441
The Sterling Highway
451
Homer
459
THE ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY
471
Ferry Technicalities
474
APPENDIX
479
INDEX
483
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