Moon Handbooks: Alaska-Yukon (6th Ed.) [Paperback]

Deke Castleman (Author), Don Pitcher (Author)

Book Description

Series: 6th ed | Publication Date: June 1997

Extensively revised and updated edition now includes sections on remote areas of the Alaskan bush
-- The only in-depth guide to the vast Yukon

With the most wilderness acreage in the country, Alaska offers outdoor activities that include everything from hiking trackless tundra with grizzlies nearby to kayaking through glaciers among orcas and otters. Also covered are mountain climbing, biking, backpacking, and camping as well as fishing and other shoreline sports. Cities and towns are fully described: what to do, where to stay.

Product Details

• Paperback: 497 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub; 6th edition (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566910897
• ISBN-13: 978-1566910897
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,503,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeping The Wheel Turning, February 25, 2001

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David Stanley (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Alaska-Yukon (6th Ed.) (Paperback)

I'm the original author of this book, having researched and written the 1st edition in 1983. After that, I got very involved in writing about the South Pacific islands and had to bow out, so I'm happy to see the way Deke and Don have developed the book through five subsequent editions. Last summer my wife and I returned to the area and tried following my old edition. It was striking how little had changed and we enjoyed our trip immensely. We pitched our tent on some of the same sites I'd used nearly two decades earlier! I suggest you use the far superior new edition of Alaska-Yukon - it's a wonderful part of the world, and you're in for a real adventure.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alaska - Yukon Handbook, April 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Alaska-Yukon (6th Ed.) (Paperback)

This book has been truely invaluable in preparing for a trip. It is not written in the normal dry style of many travel planners, but with wit and humor. As I read through the tidbits on the communities the author's dry humor and research come through. He is not afraid to tell you where the tourist traps are and when those self-same traps are worth a look because of the tacky items in them. The commentaries are honest and straight forward. Well worth the read if you are planning a trip to Alaska.