| Description |
336 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The Dalton Highway: high Arctic adventure: into and through the heart of Arctic Alaska -- The Steese-circle Highway (AK 6): Circle City to Fairbanks: gold mining route mining and much more along a road to the Yukon River -- The Elliott Highway (AK 2): the road to Manley Hot Springs: Hot Springs, high country tundra, and wetlands -- The Chena Hot Springs Road: river sports, ATVs, and hiking paradise -- The Taylor Highway (AK 5): the road to Eagle on the Yukon River: the Fortymile River Country and the Chickenstock Music Festival -- The Tok Cutoff (AK 1): Copper River and Wrangell Mountains adventures -- The Richardson Highway (AK 4): the historic Valdez to Fairbanks road: pipeline to adventures -- The road to McCarthy and Kennecott (AK 10): into the heart of Wrangell/St. Elias National Park And Preserve -- The Denali Highway (AK 8): nonstop views of the Alaska range -- The Denali Park Road: road to the great one -- The Glenn Highway (AK 1): up close and personal with glacier landscapes -- The Old Glenn Highway collection (AK 1): glacial streams, valleys, and lakes -- The Hatcher Pass Road: through the heart of the Talketna Mountains -- The Seward Highway North (AK 1): Turnagain Arm tour of tides and glaciers -- The Seward Highway South (AK 1 and AK 9): meandering the Northern Kenai Mountains -- The Sterling Highway North (AK 1): land of lakes and streams -- The Sterling Highway South (AK 1): a playground of beaches, lakes, and streams -- The Rezanof-Pasagshak drive to Fossil Beach: a Kodiak Island adventure of beaches, bays, and coves -- The Nome to Teller Road: across the tundra to Port Clarence Bay -- The Nome to Kougarok River Road: into the Kigluaik Mountains and beyond -- The Nome to Council Road: a shore, sound, and mountain adventure. |
| Summary |
"Experience the inimitable natural beauty of The Last Frontier The breathtaking sights to be found in the state of Alaska defy comparison. A vast and remote region of mostly untouched nature, Alaska is truly a destination best explored by car. Veteran author, photographer, and Alaska explorer, Taz Tally provides turn-by-turn directions, stunning photographs, and detailed visitor's information for the very best drives and detours in the state. Following the sage wisdom Tally has gained from decades of driving, hiking, and photographing Alaska's wide territory, you want waste a second of your journey. Whether you're looking to drive along Alaska's incredible shores or bask in the majesty of Denali, North America's tallest peak, Backroads & Byways of Alaska is an essential companion"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject(S) |
Automobile travel -- Alaska -- Guidebooks.
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Alaska -- Guidebooks.
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Guidebooks.
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| Added Title |
Backroads and byways of Alaska |
| ISBN |
9781581574050 (paperback) |
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