Camping Alaska by Montana Hodges

Camping Alaska by Montana Hodges

Wondering where to pitch your tent or park your RV among the numerous camping opportunities offered by America's largest state? Let Camping Alaska lead the way! This authoritative guidebook provides detailed descriptions of nearly 300 of the best campgrounds statewide--from the Arctic Ocean to Kodiak Island, spanning landscapes from temperate rain forests to tundra, with dozens of ecosystems, climates, and ranges of wildlife to chose from. Some of the campgrounds are remote and muddy; some offer mud baths at luxury spas. Whether public or private, all are accessible by road or the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system. Easy-to-use maps and charts will help you choose the perfect site for your next camping trip, whether you're going alone, as a family, or with a group. So pack up for the extraordinary journey ahead, as have all pioneers before you in this great land. Look inside for information on: - Campground locations- Facilities and hookups- Fees and reservations- Recreational activities- GPS coordinates for each campground- What equipment and clothing to bring- Tips on wildlife, safety, and zero-impact camping

As a graduate of journalism and geology Montana Hodges found her niche writing outdoor books for Falcon Guides. Love of nature and inspiration to educate has led her into a career of outdoor writing, hoping to encourage people to get outside and explore earth's natural wonders. Montana has worked as a print, internet, and magazine journalist, backcountry guide, outdoor photographer, geographic photographer, and outdoor guide author. Adventures into the wilds have taken her from digging dinosaur bones in the badlands of Montana, to as far south as opal mining in the deserts of Australia, and as far north as bush plane aerial photography for United State Geologic Survey in Alaska. Through a lifetime of camping, hiking, and rockhounding, Montana has been attracted to nature and vastness, suitably leading her to work in Alaska. She has found herself on the other side of the articles with stories of her adventures and work being published in The Sacramento Bee, Rock 'n Gem Magazine, and the State Hornet Alumni Magazine. Her nature photography has been featured in several art shows and galleries. With any chance she gets she is in the great outdoors working with geology or journalism. During the summers she spends several months in the field, camping and exploring Alaska. She is also an active member of the Chugach Gem and Mineral Society, Mountaineering Society of Alaska, Sierra Club, Society of Environmental Journalists, Outdoor Writers Association of America and a speaker for Promoting Environmental Awareness in Kids. Montana travels between her current base in Anchorage, Alaska, to wherever the adventures may take her. She has spent the last few years working across Alaska, exploring each inch of Alaskan highway from Kodiak Island to the Arctic Ocean, always camping her way across a state two-and-a-half times the size of Texas.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780762743872
ISBN 10	0762743875
Title	Camping Alaska
Author	Montana Hodges
Series	State Camping Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield
Year published	2009-05-01
Number of pages	336
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.