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Adventuring in Alaska: The Ultimate Guide to the Great Land by: Peggy Wayburn List Price: CDN$ 24.00 Price: CDN$ 23.99 You Save: CDN$0.01 ( 0%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 917.98045 EAN: 9780871569509 ISBN: 0871569507 Label: Sierra Club Books Manufacturer: Sierra Club Books Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: May 26, 1998 Publisher: Sierra Club Books Release Date: May 26, 1998 Studio: Sierra Club Books Sales Rank: 832934 Browse for similar items by category:
Editorial Review: From Amazon.com: This adventure guide to the biggest state opens with a compelling statistic: to see the entirety of Alaska, you would need to visit approximately 1 million acres per day for an entire year. To explore a state so vast requires an equally comprehensive resource. Peggy Wayburn's Adventuring in Alaska delivers, providing--by region--loads of general nature and recreational- oriented information as well as quirky Alaska-specific details. Read about bush pilots and the "Bear Essentials," or consider permafrost, a chilly reminder that 80 percent of the state is covered with frozen soil. The state's rich cultural and historical past is discussed throughout the book. For each region a map is included, as well as detailed listings of transportation, lodging, wilderness activities, and parks (phone numbers and addresses are often included). --Rob McDonald Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Dull, virtually mapless and painfully wordyEither the author or Sierra Club should take a look at the wonderful Dorling Kindersley series of Eyewitness Travel Guides to see what a travel book can be -- alternately you might consider a Lonely Planet. The author tells us that you could take a year to see Alaska at a rate of one million acres per day (referring to its vastness) then fails to provide many maps to the sectional chapters of the book, so you're always wondering where you are. Other things lacking are well-organized and clearly located (they exist, but are rudimentary, arbitrary, and difficult to locate) tables and charts of useful information (e.g. temperature, elevation, rainfall, snowfall. The book could benefit from a synopsis of Alaska's regions, ... Read More: Rating:  - Great overall read - get to know all of Alaska.This is a book not only for the adventurer, but anyone who wants to know more about Alaska. There are all kinds of historical facts and figures that you would need to search for in several reference books, without the reference book feeling. Other notes about Alaska the people living there probably don't know about. If you are into hiking, kayaking, biking, or any other mode of traveling in Alaska, Peggy Wayburn will get you there and tell you what you need, what to watch for, and who to contact in advance for more info! Adventuring in Alaska is exciting and wonderous, well worth it. |
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