Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska (Adventure Guide to the Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska) [Paperback]

Ed Readicker-Henderson (Author), Lynn Readicker-Henderson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Adventure Guide to the Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska | Publication Date: January 31, 2006

The focus of this book is the Alaska Marine Highway, which serves as a lifeline for many coastal communites in Alaska. This ferry system - a total of nine boats - links tiny coastal communites and large cities alike. It runs from Washington, up the Inside Passage, all the way to the Aleutians in the far north, a total of 3,500 miles. The Adventure Guide to The Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska follows this route, telling you everything you need to know about the ships themselves, the sights and the towns. Tours on land - flightseeing, kayaking, canoeing, boating - are covered. The book is targeted at anyone traveling in this region, not just those taking the ferry, and has full information on what to see and do in each town, where to stay and eat and how to get out of town. Extensive details about wildlife, including the best places to see some, and how to be an eco-conscious traveler.

Product Details

• Paperback: 458 pages
• Publisher: Hunter Publishing (NJ); 5 edition (January 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588435156
• ISBN-13: 978-1588435156
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,621,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No Active Table of Contents - Kindle version worthless, October 2, 2010

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Robert (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska Adventure Guide (Adventure Guides) (Kindle Edition)

I have the print version of this book, and it is one of the best for the Inside Passage, but the Kindle version is unusable due to the fact that there is no Active Table of Contents. How does one flip through to the section on Wrangell, for instance? A search for Wrangell brings up 26 pages, with approx 5 locations on each page. I am very disappointed, and would return, except one can't return a Kindle version.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good reference even if you - gasp! - go by cruise ship, September 25, 2007

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Gomerel (Fantasyland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska (Adventure Guide to the Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska) (Paperback)

This book is oriented toward people who are doing the Inside Passage by ferry rather than cruise ship. Throughout the book there is constant snottiness toward cruises.

I went by cruise ship and still found the book worth the price. If you are taking ferry boats, then this is the book to buy.

The author does grudgingly admit that cruising is economical. Yes. I got 7 nights lodging, all the gourmet food I could eat, transportation to four cities, and an excursion to Hubbard Glacier for $1000. If my companion had had a more flexible schedule, I could have done it for $700. I.e., $100/day. Pretty hard to do better than that.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent reference for travel, September 2, 2007

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bookloverFLA (south of Sarasota FL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska (Adventure Guide to the Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska) (Paperback)

I got a copy from the library, read it then went to amazon to order it. That says it all. We head to Alaska next year.