Discovering Denali: A Complete Reference Guide to Denali National Park and Mount McKinley, Alaska [Paperback]

Dow Scoggins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2001

Preparing for a trip where the forecast is chance of sunshine, partly cloudy, rain, and possibly an earthquake is a daunting task. Discovering Denali is an all-inclusive tour guide to Denali National Park and Mount McKinley.

Find the secrets of DenaliÂ’s treasures:

• The Denali Grand Slam—Dall sheep, caribou, moose and grizzly bears
• Arctic High Altitude Mountaineering
• Local festivals and events such as the Nenana Ice Classic and the Talkeetna Moose Dropping Festival
• The annual lottery to be allowed to drive the length of the park

Discovering Denali is a compendium of all things Denali, including hiking and climbing maps, summer and winter activities, wildlife, local towns, and state parks.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Dow Scoggins is from Georgia. He began traveling the United States by bus when he was 16, by motorcycle when he was 20, and by car and airplane for the rest of his life. He has restored Pullman railroad cars, and owned a microbrewery that produced many internationally acclaimed beers. Today, he is married and raising three boys while working as a computer consultant and lecturing about Denali and Alaska. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 324 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse.com (July 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595180094
• ISBN-13: 978-0595180097
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,273,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a complete guide to Denali National Park, AK, August 29, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Discovering Denali: A Complete Reference Guide to Denali National Park and Mount McKinley, Alaska (Paperback)

Discovering Denali includes information on how to get to the park, what to see on the way, where to stay (including campsites, bed and breakfasts, hotels, motels), side trips and excursions, and tips for fishing, hiking, flightseeing and even climbing Mt. McKinley (also know as Denali, "the High One"). There are also bits of interesting history and folklore, extensive maps, and some personal insights by the author. It is the first and only source of information that provides detailed descriptions about the 43 individual sections of the park, including backpacking and camping information that heretofore has only been available upon arrival.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save the money, visit Denali NPS website, July 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Discovering Denali: A Complete Reference Guide to Denali National Park and Mount McKinley, Alaska (Paperback)

I bought the book based on the good reviews of this book. But I am totally dispointed. Basically this book copies the information from the Denali nps website, there is nothing new in it. And you can get more up-to-dated information from the web.
Save the money, visit nps website instead

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Discover Denali easy way, August 6, 2005

By 

Jozef K. Moscicki "hiker" (Ithaca, NY USA - Krakow PL Europe) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Discovering Denali: A Complete Reference Guide to Denali National Park and Mount McKinley, Alaska (Paperback)

Once you get there, you learn that Alaska is EXPENSIVE, especially mistakes in planning well ahead. As is Denali National Park. And more you know, the better. For those planning a trip to Denali NP a word-of-mouth is probably the best way to go. The book by Dow Scoggins offers a good starting point and a reference for the w.o.m. search. Myself, I bought four guidebooks about Alaska and Denali, three more-or-less useless, rather collections of ads by different operators from the region, and the Scoggins' one. After being there, I can tell you that the book is worth the money.