Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway, 2nd Edition (Hunter Travel Guides) PDF
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Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway title: Adventure Guide Series Readicker-Henderson, Lynn.; Readicker- author: Henderson, Ed. publisher: Hunter Publishing isbn10 | asin: 1556508247 print isbn13: 9781556508240 ebook isbn13: 9780585041704 language: English Alaska--Guidebooks, Northwest, Canadian- subject -Guidebooks. publication date: 1998 lcc: F902.3.R43 1998eb ddc: 917.980451 Alaska--Guidebooks, Northwest, Canadian- subject: -Guidebooks. Adventure GuideTM to the Alaska Highway 2nd Edition Lynn and Ed Readicker-Henderson with David Trainer & Leslie Hall HUNTER PUBLISHING, INC. 130 Campus Drive Edison, NJ 08818-7816, USA Tel (732)225-1900; Fax 732-417-1744 E-mail: 1 2 3 Page i Contents Introduction 1 How This Book is Organized 2 Chapter 1: The Land & Its Inhabitants 3 British Columbia 3 The Yukon 5 Alaska 7 The Gold Rushes 9 Climate 11 Wildlife 12 The Aurora Borealis 21 Other Reading 21 Chapter 2: Practicalities 24 When to Go, For How Long 24 Tourist Information 24 Shopping 25 Photography 26 Accommodations 30 Transportation 32 Getting Off the Road 36 Fishing & Hunting Rules 41 Health 43 One Highway, Two Countries 45 Legalities & Customs 45 Currency 47 Electricity 48 Telephones 48 Metric Conversion 48 Chapter 3: The History of the Highway 50 A Highway Is Born 50 A Tough Road to Build 51 A Road in Use 55 Chapter 4: Approaches to the Highway 57 The Western Approach 57 North from Seattle 57 Crossing into Canada 60 Hope 61 Page ii Prince George 64 The Eastern Approach 65 Kootenay 68 Banff 69 Yoho 70 Jasper 72 Mt. Robson 73 Chapter 5: The Alaska Highway 75 Dawson Creek 75 Dawson Creek to Fort St. John 78 Kiskatinaw Provincial Park 78 Peace Island Regional Park 79 Taylor 79 The Peace River Area 80 Fort St. John 81 Fort St. John to Fort Nelson 83 Wonowon 84 Fort Nelson 86 Fort Nelson to Muncho Lake 88 Muncho Lake 94 Muncho Lake to Watson Lake 96 Liard Hot Springs 97 Watson Lake 99 Watson Lake to Teslin 102 Teslin 104 Teslin to Whitehorse 107 Whitehorse 108 Whitehorse to Haines Junction 124 Cairns 126 Champagne 127 Haines Junction 129 Kluane National Park 131 Kluane Park to the Alaska Border 136 Burwash Landing 138 Kluane Wilderness Village 139 Beaver Creek 142 Alaska Border to Tok 144 Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge 144 Tok 148 Tok to Delta Junction 154 Delta Junction 156 Delta Junction to Fairbanks 160 Big Delta State Historical Park 160
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