National Geographic Guide to America's Outdoors: Alaska

by Walker, Tom; Elliot, Nan

• ISBN13: 9780792277477
• ISBN10: 0792277473
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: National Geographic

Summary

Everything a visitor wants to know about Alaska--all the important outdoor spots, natural features and plant life, trail hikes, recreational opportunities, accommodations, and more--can be found in this descriptive and colorful guide, complete with evocative narratives. 25 maps. 150 color photos.

Table of Contents

Treading Lightly in the Wild	6	(2)
Regional Map	8	(2)
An Invitation to Explore	10	(4)
Big and Beautiful	14	(2)
Southeast	16	(58)
Map	18	(4)
Inside Passage	22	(6)
Misty Fiords National Monument	28	(4)
Anan Wildlife Observatory	32	(1)
Creek Street	33	(3)
Deer Mountain Trial	36	(1)
Alaska Raptor Center	37	(1)
Admirality Island National Monument-Kootznoowoo Wilderness	38	(8)
Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness	46	(2)
Mendenhall Glacier	48	(2)
Mount Roberts	50	(1)
Point Adolphus	50	(2)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	52	(7)
Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve	59	(2)
Chilkat State Park	61	(1)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	62	(3)
Chilkoot Trial	65	(3)
Russell Fiord Wilderness	68	(5)
Lituya Bay	73	(1)
South Central	74	(86)
Map	76	(4)
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve	80	(7)
Nabesna Road	87	(1)
Prince William Sound	88	(6)
Thompson Pass	94	(2)
Chugach National Forest	96	(4)
Kayak Island	100	(2)
Chugach State Park	102	(6)
Alaska Native Heritage Center	108	(2)
Tony Knowles Coastal Trial	110	(2)
Kincaid Park	112	(1)
Potter Marsh	113	(1)
Seward Highway	114	(5)
Kenai Fjords National Park	119	(6)
Mount Marathon	125	(1)
Alaska SeaLife Center	125	(2)
Caines Head State Recreation Area	127	(1)
Fox Island	128	(1)
Kenai River	129	(1)
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge	130	(4)
Kachemak Bay State Park and Wilderness Park	134	(5)
Iditarod National Historic Trail	139	(5)
Nancy Lake State Recreation Area	144	(2)
Independence Mine State Historical Park	146	(2)
Denali State Park	148	(6)
Denali Highway Scenic Drive	154	(4)
Delta Wild and Scenic River	158	(2)
The Interior	160	(40)
Map	162	(4)
Denali National Park and Preserve	166	(15)
Nenana to Fairbanks Scenic Drive	181	(1)
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge	182	(3)
Chena River State Recreation Area	185	(2)
Chatanika River Recreation Site and Area	187	(1)
White Mountains National Recreation Area	188	(4)
Steese National Conservation Area	192	(3)
Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge	195	(1)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve	196	(4)
Southwest	200	(38)
Map	202	(4)
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve	206	(5)
McNeil River State Game Sanctuary	211	(3)
Katmai National Park and Preserve	214	(6)
Kodiak Island Archipelago	220	(5)
Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary	225	(5)
Wood-Tikchik State Park	230	(3)
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge	233	(5)
The Arctic	238	(42)
Map	240	(4)
James Dalton Highway	244	(8)
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge	252	(8)
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	260	(6)
Noatak National Preserve	266	(2)
Kobuk Valley National Park	268	(4)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument	272	(1)
Seward Peninsula	273	(2)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve	275	(5)
Other Sites	280	(1)
Resources	281	(3)
Index	284	(3)
About the Author and Photographer	287	(1)
Illustrations Credits	287	(1)
Credits	288