Alaska For Dummies by Charles P Wohlforth

Alaska For Dummies by Charles P Wohlforth

A friendly travel guide that makes preparing for an Alaskan adventure easier than ever  Alaska has 100,000 glaciers and 10 million lakes. Wildlife roams freely across vast spaces, unfettered by fences or roads. With so many opportunities to experience real wilderness and enjoy outdoor activities, you can’t see or do it all, but you can make the most of your time with Alaska For Dummies, an accessible yet comprehensive guide to America's Last Frontier.   Inside you’ll discover:  Anchorage and road trips from Anchorage  Southeast Alaska, including Juneau, Skagway, and Sitka  Bush Alaska, with coverage of fascinating places in the Arctic  Options for visiting by cruise ship  Ways to travel to Alaska and how to get around once you’re there  Tips for booking accommodations and finding the best deals  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  Ten questions to ask an Alaskan (like, “Why is the capital in a city you can’t drive to?”)  And lots more      Alaska For Dummies contains down-to-earth trip-planning advice, what you shouldn't miss (and what you can skip), the best hotels and restaurants for every budget, and an appendix with a directory of facts, phone numbers, and website addresses you’ll want to keep handy. Get your own copy to plan the adventure of a lifetime.

Charles Wohlforth is a lifelong Alaskan who has written ten books about the state, its nature, its history, and its politics. His most recent book, The Fate of Nature: Rediscovering Our Ability to Rescue the Earth (Picador), uses the story of Alaska's coasts to explore the capacity of humanity to solve global environmental challenges. His previous book, The Whale and the Supercomputer: On the Northern Front of Climate Change (North Point Press), won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for science and technology.

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ISBN 13	9780470888711
ISBN 10	0470888717
Titel	Alaska For Dummies
Autor	Cp Wohlforth
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2011-03-18
Seitenanzahl	456
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