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The Milepost 2005: With Plan-a-Trip Map

Format: Paperback
Author: Kristine Valencia
ReleaseDate: March, 2005
Publisher: Morris Communications Company
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The Must-Have Guide for Road Travel in Alaska
This guide will be highly useful for the average tourist, RVer, and camper. The "Milepost" is a uniquely invaluable resource for travel by road in Alaska and Northwest Canada.

Alaska and Northwest Canada constitute a huge area with vast terrain variation and far less travel infrastructure than most travelers are used to in Southern Canada or the lower 48 states. Travelers should not, for example, expect gas stations, restaurants, and franchise hotels at every exit of the highways, nor should they expect that all facilities will be open year-round. Further, some routes are closed in winter or are highly dangerous due to weather conditions. Finally, travelers should be alert to both the prospect of viewing wildlife along the roads and the hazards of a traffic jam behind, say, a small herd of bison at Muncho Lake in Canada.

The Milepost provides maps, diagrams, photographs, and most of all, an almost mile by mile summary of what to expect in driving the major highways in Alaska and Northwest Canada. The information provided will allow the traveler to locate the next gas station, campground, hotel, or scenic spot. The advertisements included allow some advance planning for areas where few hotel beds may be available. Travelors may also plan ahead for fishing charters on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska or the operating hours of visitor centers or the few but excellent museums that can be found along the road. If buying the most recent edition of the Milepost, travelers can expect some up-to-date information on where to expect major road construction. The Milepost includes information on major hiking trailheads on the main roads, but hikers should seek elsewhere for detailed information on off-road routes.

The Milepost is a must-have guide for road travel in Alaska and Northwest Canada and is most highly recommended to travelers and residents in a wild and scenic part of North America.

Milepost 2005--Don't leave home without it
We've used it to plan our entire trip this summer & have found my exciting things to see & do while on vacation this summer. We bought "Milepost 2005" on the advice of friends who live in Alaska.

Alaska Milepost 2005
A little bit of a learning curve is required for travel in directions other than those shown, but not too bad. If you read all the entries in this guide, you won't have time to look at any of the views! Extremely comprehensive (down to where there are pullouts to let faster drivers pass) and informative. Road map sections seem very complete. A very useful guide.

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