Lonely Planet Alaska

by Dufresne, Jim; Penland, Paige R.; Root, Don

• ISBN13: 9781740590914
• ISBN10: 1740590910
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

Bought from Russia in 1867, Alaska is the 49th and largest state in the USA.

Table of Contents

The Authors	6	(2)
This Book	8	(1)
Thanks	9	(1)
Foreword	10	(1)
Introduction	11	(2)
Facts About Alaska	13	(17)
History	13	(4)
Geography	17	(2)
Geology	19	(1)
Climate & the 24-Hour Day	20	(1)
Ecology & Environment	21	(1)
National Parks	21	(3)
Government & Politics	24	(1)
Economy	24	(2)
Population & People	26	(1)
Education	27	(1)
Arts	27	(1)
Society & Conduct	28	(1)
Religion	29	(1)
Flora & Fauna of Alaska	30	(9)
Flora	30	(3)
Fauna	33	(6)
Facts for the Visitor	39	(33)
Planning	39	(4)
Tourist Offices	43	(1)
Visas & Documents	44	(1)
Embassies & Consulates	45	(1)
Customs	46	(1)
Money	46	(3)
Post & Communications	49	(1)
Digital Resources	50	(1)
Books	50	(2)
Films	52	(1)
Newspapers & Magazines	52	(1)
Radio & TV	53	(1)
Photography & Video	53	(1)
Time	53	(1)
Electricity	54	(1)
Weights & Measures	54	(1)
Laundry	54	(1)
Health	54	(2)
Social Graces	56	(1)
Women Travelers	56	(1)
Gay & Lesbian Travelers	57	(1)
Disabled Travelers	57	(1)
Senior Travelers	57	(1)
Travel with Children	57	(1)
Useful Organizations	57	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	58	(2)
Legal Matters	60	(1)
Business Hours	60	(1)
Public Holidays & Special Events	60	(1)
Activities	61	(2)
Courses	63	(1)
Accommodations	64	(5)
Food	69	(1)
Drinks	69	(1)
Entertainment	70	(1)
Spectator Sports	70	(1)
Shopping	71	(1)
Getting There & Away	72	(12)
Air	72	(4)
Land	76	(3)
Sea	79	(3)
Organized Tours	82	(2)
Getting Around	84	(12)
Air	84	(1)
Bus	85	(2)
Train	87	(2)
Car	89	(1)
Bicycle	90	(2)
Boat	92	(1)
Local Transportation	93	(1)
Organized Tours	94	(2)
Wilderness Hikes & Paddles	96	(26)
Backpacking	97	(1)
Chilkoot Trail	98	(1)
Resurrection Pass Trail	99	(2)
Russian Lakes Trail	101	(1)
Johnson Pass Trail	102	(1)
Coastal Trail	103	(1)
Chena Dome Trail	104	(1)
Pinnell Mountain Trail	105	(1)
White Mountains Summit Trail	106	(1)
Deer Mountain Trail	107	(1)
Petersburg Lake Trail	108	(1)
Dan Moller Trail	109	(1)
Wrangell-St Elias National Park -- Dixie Pass	110	(2)
Paddling	111	(1)
Misty Fiords National Monument	112	(2)
Tracy Arm Kayak Route	114	(1)
Cross Admiralty Island Canoe Route	115	(2)
Hoonah-Tenakee Springs Kayak Route	117	(1)
Glacier Bay -- Muir Inlet	118	(1)
Swanson River & Swan Lake	118	(2)
Chena River	120	(1)
Beaver Creek	120	(2)
Southeast Alaska	122	(85)
Ketchikan	124	(9)
Around Ketchikan	133	(6)
Prince of Wales Island	137	(2)
Craig	139	(1)
Klawock	139	(1)
Thorne Bay	140	(1)
Other Villages	140	(5)
Wrangell	140	(5)
Around Wrangell	145	(18)
Petersburg	147	(6)
Sitka	153	(10)
Secondary Ports	163	(1)
Kake	163	(1)
Tenakee Springs	163	(1)
Hoonah	164	(1)
Pelican	165	(12)
Juneau	165	(12)
Around Juneau	177	(6)
Admiralty Island	183	(1)
Angoon	183	(1)
Pack Creek	184	(3)
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve	185	(2)
Gustavus	187	(1)
Bartlett Cove	187	(8)
Haines	189	(6)
Around Haines	195	(11)
Skagway	196	(9)
Yakutat	205	(1)
Around Yakutat	206	(1)
Anchorage	207	(38)
South of Anchorage	232	(1)
Seward Highway	232	(2)
Girdwood	234	(3)
South of Girdwood	237	(1)
Portage Glacier	237	(1)
North of Anchorage	238	(1)
Glenn Highway	238	(2)
Palmer	240	(3)
Hatcher Pass	243	(2)
Southcentral Alaska	245	(66)
Prince William Sound	245	(2)
Cordova	247	(6)
Around Cordova	253	(2)
Valdez	255	(6)
Around Valdez	261	(1)
Columbia Glacier	261	(1)
Whittier	261	(6)
Kenai Peninsula	266	(1)
Seward Highway	267	(2)
Seward	269	(7)
Kenai Fjords National Park	276	(4)
Sterling Highway to Kenai National Wildlife Refuge	280	(2)
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge	282	(2)
City of Kenai	284	(2)
Captain Cook State Recreation Area	286	(1)
Soldotna	287	(3)
Sterling Highway to Homer	290	(4)
Homer	294	(10)
Kachemak Bay	304	(2)
Seldovia	306	(5)
Southwest Alaska	311	(28)
Kodiak Island	314	(1)
Kodiak	314	(9)
Around Kodiak	323	(2)
Alaska Peninsula	325	(1)
King Salmon	325	(1)
Around King Salmon	326	(1)
Katmai National Park & Preserve	326	(3)
McNeil River State Game Sanctuary	329	(1)
Lake Clark National Park	330	(1)
The Lower Peninsula	331	(1)
Aleutian Islands	332	(1)
Unalaska & Dutch Harbor	332	(4)
Bristol Bay	336	(1)
Dillingham	336	(1)
Wood-Tikchik State Park	337	(1)
Round Island	338	(1)
The Interior	339	(59)
George Parks Highway	341	(1)
Wasilla	341	(3)
Nancy Lake State Recreation Area	344	(1)
Willow	345	(1)
Talkeetna	345	(6)
Denali State Park	351	(2)
Broad Pass to Denali National Park	353	(18)
Denali National Park	353	(18)
North of Denali National Park	371	(1)
Nenana	371	(1)
Ester	372	(2)
The Alcan	374	(1)
Tok	374	(1)
Delta Junction	375	(2)
Richardson Highway	377	(1)
Valdez to Glennallen	377	(1)
Wrangell-St Elias National Park & Preserve	378	(6)
Glennallen to Delta Junction	384	(1)
Delta Junction to Fairbanks	385	(2)
Denali Highway	386	(1)
Paxson to Tangle Lakes	387	(1)
Tangle Lakes to Denali National Park	388	(1)
Tok Cutoff	389	(1)
Nabesna Road	389	(1)
Gakona Junction	390	(1)
Glenn Highway	390	(1)
Glennallen	390	(1)
Glennallen to Palmer	391	(2)
Taylor Highway	393	(1)
Chicken	393	(1)
Fortymile River Canoe Route	394	(1)
Eagle	395	(3)
Fairbanks	398	(23)
Around Fairbanks	414	(1)
North Pole	414	(1)
Chena Hot Springs Road	415	(2)
Steese Highway	417	(2)
Elliott Highway	419	(2)
The Bush	421	(20)
Western Alaska	422	(1)
Pribilof Islands	422	(1)
Nome	423	(5)
Around Nome	428	(2)
Kotzebue	430	(2)
Arctic Alaska	432	(1)
Dalton Highway	432	(3)
Gates of the Arctic National Parks & Preserve	435	(2)
Bettles	437	(1)
Barrow	438	(3)
Glossary	441	(7)
Index	448