Hiking Alaska, 2nd: A Guide to Alaska's Greatest Hiking Adventures (State Hiking Series)
by Dean Littlepage
from Falcon
Denali National Park Guide to Hiking, Photography & Camping
by Ike Waits
from Wild Rose Guidebooks
A complete guide to dayhiking, backpacking, camping and photography in Denali National Park plus 3 hikes in Denali State Park. Dayhikes and backpacks for all abilities are described, including walks to picnic or enjoy wildflowers. You will find: • 46 dayhikes ranging from a half-hour to 8 hours in length, 23 rated as easy; • 7 dayhikes to do from Wonder Lake or Teklanika campgrounds; • 12 backpacking trips plus 30 of the dayhikes can be extended to backpacks; • 6 hikes near the park entrance; • 3 popular backpacking trips in Denali State Park; • Highlights and detailed descriptions for each hike; • Ideas for variations on many of the hikes; • Hike maps based on topographic maps; and • Name of USGS maps useful for each hike. This book also covers: • Techniques for hiking in tundra and trailless conditions; • Tips for photographing Mt. McKinley and wildlife; • Annotated bibliography for maps and books to enhance your visit; • Information about park campgrounds and bus system; • Addresses of companies providing transportation to the park from Anchorage and Fairbanks; and • Contacts for information, lodging reservations, maps and books. The handy hike and backpack comparison table helps to quickly identify routes that match your ability and available time. Specifications: 256 pages, 181 B&W photos, 39 Maps.
55 Ways to the Wilderness in Southcentral Alaska
by Helen D. Nienhueser
from Mountaineers Books
Hiking Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve: From Day Hikes to Backcountry Treks (Falcon Guide)
by Greg Fensterman
from Falcon
50 Hikes In Alaska's Kenai Peninsula (50 Hikes)
by Taz Tally
from Countryman
A 50 Hikes guide to one of Alaska's most stunning outdoor getaways.
The Kenai Peninsula, with its proximity to Anchorage, is unarguably the gateway to the great outdoors of Alaska for vast numbers of visitors and locals alike. The 50 Hikes series, with its strength in providing the kind of narrative descriptions that allow you to choose which hikes to actually take and the critically acclaimed maps that make sure you make it back from where you were hiking, will provide any walker or hiker with the right tools for visiting one of the most beautiful regions on the planet. 50 black & white photographs, index.
50 Hikes in Alaska's Chugach State Park
by Shane Shepherd
from Mountaineers Books
- Includes nearly all the hikeable trails and peaks in the park, from popular Flattop Mountain to rarely seen valleys
- For all ages and abilities, and from two-mile weeknight strolls to multiday backpacking trips and scrambles
- Detailed driving directions to the trailheads
- Maps and photos for every hike
- Information on flora and fauna, history, and geology of the park
A portion of the proceeds from this book will be donated to Friends of the Eagle River Nature Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the natural history and recreational use of Chugach State Park.
The Kenai Canoe Trails
by Daniel L. Quick
from Northlite Publishing Co.
Trails is the definitive guide to the vast pristine canoeing system of Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. Set aside by Congress as one of on ly two wilderness canoe areas, this is the other Boundary Waters. Every lake and trail is illustrated by aerial photo maps unique to this book and represent the most informative charting yet available of this area. Author Daniel Quick further illustrates the book with outstanding color photographs, personal observations and practical facts -- camp sites, trail lengths, fish species, water profiles (pH, conductivity, alkalinity, hardness). Compiled from over 70 aerial photographs a nd more than 30 years of field notes, this work includes 39 detailed maps and more than 80 color photos. This indispensable field guide is easy to handle in the field and comes with a waterproof laminated cover. Be you casual visitor, an avid paddler, or just an armchair dreamer, you're sure to find this account of the Swanson River and Swan Lake Canoe Trails a most valuable and often reread addition to your adventure library. QUOTE: "The Kenai Canoe Trails is an accurate and informative guide to one of the great canoeing systems and national wilderness treasures of the United States. Mr. Quick has written the definitive work on this pristine area. It is destined to become a classic field guide and planning resource for canoeists, hunters, ice fishermen, Nordic skiers, in fact anyone that travels this system of lakes and trails. I doubt that I will ever enter the area again without having a copy of this book close at hand.
55 Ways to the Wilderness of Southcentral Alaska (100 Hikes in)
by Nancy Simmerman
from Mountaineers Books
Inside Passage Walking Tours: Exploring Major Ports of Call in Southeast Alaska
by Julianne Chase
from Sasquatch Books
Inside Passage Walking Tours: Exploring Major Ports of Call in Southeast Alaska, by Julianne Chase, is ideal for Alaska cruise ship passengers or anyone else who wants insider advice on what to see and do on a limited schedule.
The best way to experience Southeast Alaska,s premier destinations -- Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, and Sitka -- is on foot, and Inside Passage Walking Tours is the ideal personal tour guide. Inside Passage Walking Tours is an indispensable guide for cruise ship passengers who like to explore on their own, business travelers, state ferry riders, and individual boaters and sailors.
Author Julianne Chase works with one of the major cruise lines. She has walked each route numerous times and offers tips on side trips, alternative paths, and what to wear and carry. For the more adventurous walker, she describes two nearby wilderness hikes for each town, while boxed "quick facts" detail population, commerce, and weather statistics.
Each walk includes historic sites, Native American and other cultural information, the best lookouts and vistas, suggested dining spots (mentioned under "Grabbing a Bite" in each section), local personalities, events, shopping areas, maps, and photographs.
Another huge plus: Chase set up her book so that the walks are all circular routes. A person can start anywhere on the route, make their way along the entire tour, and finish right back where they started.
Chilkoot Pass: The Most Famous Trail in the North
by Archie Satterfield
from Alaska Northwest Books
The Chilkoot Pass is indeed the most famous trail in the North, and Archie Satterfield has written a unique book that is ideal for both hikers and armchair travelers. This revised edition with current trail updates is history, adventure, and an excellent guide to the Klondike Gold Rush National Park all in one. The Chilkoot Trail has been called the "meanest 32 miles in history" and the history detailed in this book will corroborate that as well as why, conversely, hikers, travelers, and students today call it the "most beautiful 32 miles in Alaska and British Columbia." Archie Satterfield, an experienced hiker and outdoorsperson, has written more than twenty books. He's made several trips over the Chilkoot and down the Yukon River.
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