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Alaska's Kenai Peninsula Wildlife Viewing Trail Guide

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A reasonably priced, well-written, informative, easy to read guide. Contains directions, what you will see, hints and many other pieces of info related to wildlife viewing on Kenai Peninsula. I'd recommend it for anyone who will be traveling on the Kenai Peninsula, even if you aren't bird watching or looking for specific wildlife. Great format, great pictures. A definite best value for the money. Lots of info about places to stop, sites to see. Good info for a family or for adults.

I had friends visit the Kenai Peninsula for two weeks in July. We used this guide to find 130 bird species and all the major mammals - marine and land. It is cheap, well done, and full of information. My friends took it home as a remainder of why they love Alaska.

I just got back from my annual trip to Alaska where I found a copy of this guide. It is a great resource at a great price. Anyone planning a wildlife, or nature hiking vacation to the Kenai should look at getting a copy.

I have found most of these places in the last 10 years of travel, but there were some that are now on my "must see next time" list. It's not comprehensive, but it gives more than enough options to productively fill any trip from three days to 6 weeks. Locations range from the Sea Life Center to full day hikes to driving routes. All habitats on the Peninsula are covered (and all Alaskan habitats except Arctic Tundra can be found on the Kenai.) So it can lead you to all Alaskan wildlife except for Musk Ox and Polar Bears.

Nicely laid out, good descriptions, insightful tips, well illustrated, good removeable fold out map provided. Only slightly bad thing, there is no index of target species versus locations, so you need to read through descriptions to find locations for specific species. All in all, a great value and resource for the visiting naturalist.

This is an excellent little book for viewing wildlife on the Kenai Peninsula. This was our first trip to Alaska and we decided to rent an RV, travel to Seward and to Anchorage. Without this book, we would have missed some very interesting areas. It simplified our driving and gave us areas to view that were close to the highway when we did not have a lot of time, and areas in more remote locations when time was not a factor. We would have missed the boardwalk in Seward if we had not read about it in the book. And, that is where the Bald Eagles reside in close proximity. Also, the book breaks down the Peninsula into several areas, a must if you have not traveled here before. This book is highly recommended for any trip to the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska.

I am a birder going to travel the Kenia in a car with limited time. This book has enabled me to plan my trip with very helpful, specific directions to find the birds plus other points of interest. The only book I will need.

The Kenai peninsula is a fantastic place to spend several days on any Alaskan vacation and this little guide book is a great resource.

Being an independant traveler who wants to spend time with the animals, I thought this would be great based on the reviews. I was not impressed. I found better information in Mile Post.