The Alaska Highway (Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway)

An adventure guide to the Alaska Highway. It offers a mix of practical travel information along with details of adventurous activities, which should be fun for everyone no matter what their age or ability. The volume provides information on the history, culture, climate and geography of the area, covering its people and their roots, museums, historic sites and local attractions. There is advice on where to eat and stay, transportation, practical concerns, useful websites, e-mail addresses, tourism offices and detailed regional and town maps, that feature walking and driving tours. This third edition provides a guide to travelling the Highway from British Columbia through the Yukon and Alaska to Prudhoe Bay. It also covers sidetrips to the Glacier Highway, Denali Highway, Richardson Highway and the Top-of-the-World Highway, along with towns such as Fairbanks, Anchorage, Dawson City and Skagway along the way.