Alaska For Dummies (Dummies Travel) [Paperback]

Charles P. Wohlforth (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dummies Travel | Publication Date: April 1, 2005

Travel smart at www.dummies.com

Plan a vacation far off the beaten path

From Arctic glaciers to Mount McKinley and Denali National Park, Alaska's unspoiled beauty is a dream come true for outdoor adventurers and nature lovers alike. Plan your ideal Alaskan holiday with this handy guide — and have a wild time.

Discover

• Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
• What you shouldn't miss — and what you can skip
• The best hotels and restaurants for every budget
• Handy Post-it® Flags to mark your favorite pages

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Tame the wilds of America's Last Frontier

Whether your style is luxury cruise ship, laid-back road trip, or active wilderness hike, this guide helps you explore Alaska the fun and easy way. See wildlife roaming vast open spaces. Explore Mount McKinley, Native Alaskan culture, and old gold rush towns. Go skiing, sea kayaking, or fishing. Marvel at spectacular glaciers and windswept tundras. You can do it all on a wild and wonderful Alaskan adventure.

Open the book and find:

• Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
• What you shouldn't miss — and what you can skip
• The best hotels and restaurants for every budget
• Lots of detailed maps

About the Author

Charles Wohlforth, a lifelong Alaskan, has been writing about his home as a journalist and author for almost 20 years. His two other books for Wiley are Frommer’s Alaska and Frommer’s Family Vacations in the National Parks, the latter of which covers parks across the United States and is based on insights from the Wohlforth family’s own camping experiences. Wohlforth received wide critical acclaim for his book The Whale and the Supercomputer: On the Northern Front of Climate Change, which explores how Iñupiat Eskimos and scientists are learning about — and adapting to — global warming in the Arctic. The paperback edition will be published in April 2005 by North Point Press. Wohlforth lives in Anchorage with his wife, Barbara; sons, Robin and Joseph; and daughters, Julia and Rebecca. He welcomes reader questions through his Web site, www.wohlforth.net, which also contains other writings and travel advice about Alaska and links useful for setting up a trip.

Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 2 edition (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764577468
• ISBN-13: 978-0764577468
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,603,675 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fine book, March 26, 2004

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This review is from: Alaska for Dummies (Paperback)

This book has very useful and detailed information. Don't make the mistake I made and buy this and the Frommer's guide, too. They have the same author and much of the text is identical.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Guide if you don't know where to begin., February 22, 2005

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Bryan Newman "alaskanoutfitting.com" (St Paul, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alaska for Dummies (Paperback)

This is a great book for anyone who just doesn't know where to start on planning their first trip to Alaska. The book is filled with valuable information from the writer of Frommer's Alaska. Be sure not to get both Alaska for Dummies and the Frommer's Alaska guide because there is a lot of overlap.

Unfortunately, this book is completely void of photographs which is a shame in a state as picturesque as Alaska.

If you are looking at purchasing this book, the second edition is being released on March 14, 2005. I just finished the book so I thought I would put my two cents in about it.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfied Dummie, February 24, 2006

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Deena (Sumter, SC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alaska For Dummies (Dummies Travel) (Paperback)

I loved this book. I had ordered three different books on Alaska Vacations, this one was the best hands down. It gave me all my options, sample vacations, told me the best and worst of Alaska. I really feel I can now book my vacation and feel very comfortable. Going to Alaska is a very expensive vacation, I have waited a lifetime for a trip like this so I wanted to make sure of all my options. This book gave you the pros and cons of cruising, driving, renting an RV, railroads. Once I got through I knew exactly what was the best option for myself.