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RV Travel - Alaska/Yukon

Alaska For Dummies
By Charles P. Wohlforth
For Dummies: 3rd edition, March 2007
428 pages
Like every For Dummies travel guide, Alaska For Dummies, 3rd Edition includes:
* Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
* What you shouldn’t miss — and what you can skip
* The best hotels and restaurants for every budget
* Handy Post-it Flags to mark your favorite pages
Whether you want to get up close and personal (but not too close or too personal!) with bears, explore the native heritage with its great totem poles, clan houses, and Iñupiat artwork, enjoy outdoor adventures, or just soak up the magnificent, unspoiled scenery, you’re on your way to a great Alaskan escape.

Woodall's 2008 North American Campground Directory * Detailed maps and Rules of the Road by state and province
* Receive a FREE CD-ROM with the Directory - Windows XP, Vista and Mac compatible
* Special Editorial: Discover One Tank Trips! - Get RV trip tips on great places to visit on just "one tank" of gas
* New info on campground pet restrictions if any - breed, quantity and/or size
* Enhanced Instant Internet and Wi-Fi Information

Alaska Off the Beaten Path
by Deb Vanasse and Melissa DeVaughn
Globe Pequot; 6th edition, February 2008
224 pages
In a state where everything is a bit off the beaten path, this guide deliberately includes some of Alaska's most offbeat attractions. Visit the driftwood-covered Arctic Brotherhood Hall in Skagway or the smallest desert in the world in southern Yukon; or try gourmet pickled fiddlehead ferns near Talkeetna.

Scenic Driving Alaska and the Yukon
by Erik Molvar
Globe Pequot; 2nd edition, August 2005
336 pages
Pack up the car and enjoy thirty-one drives through some of the most spectacular scenery in the North Country. This indispensable highway companion maps out trips for exploring scenic byways and gravel highways, from the majestic beauty of snowcapped Denali in the Alaska Range and the lush coastal forests of British Columbia's Inside Passage in the south, to the vast expanse of the Yukon's Arctic tundra and far into the upper reaches of the Northwest Territories. Inside you'll find itineraries ranging from 41 miles to more than 1,390 miles in length, with route maps for each drive

The Milepost 2007
This has been the travel guide to the Highway for the past 59 years. Now not only a mile-by-mile guide to the Alaska Highway, but to all Alaska, the Yukon and western NWT.

Traveler's Guide to Alaskan Camping: Explore Alaska and the Yukon with RV or Tent
by Mike Church and Terri Church
Rolling Homes Press; 3rd edition April 2005
Commonly called "Church's Guide". Detailed routes and advice for heading into the wilds of Alaska and northwestern Canada are provided in this guide for RV and tent campers. This grand tour of Alaska covers in detail the Alaskan Highway, routes throughout the Yukon and Alaskan outback, and the ferry system in southeast Alaska. Campgrounds throughout the region are listed with pictures, descriptions of amenities and recreational opportunities, maps, and contact information for each.

Backroad Mapbook: Northern BC
Mussio Ventures, February 2006
The maps in this 152-page book highlight the backroad and logging road networks, trails systems and recreation opportunities in Central and Northern BC. A unique feature of the maps is that all recreation activities are labeled, allowing for quick and easy referencing when researching a specific area. Further, no other source provides as much detail and accuracy on the road and trail networks throughout the north.
Sample map

Other volumes cover many other areas across Canada.

Alaska Atlas and Gazetteer
Delorme Mapping Company; 5th edition January 2004
The first choice of outdoors enthusiasts. Beautiful, detailed, large-format maps of every state. Perfect for home and office reference, and a must for all your vehicles.

Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway
This is the 4th edition (August 2006) of this very popular guide to travelling along the highway.

The World Famous Alaska Highway: Guide to the Alcan & Other Wilderness Roads of the North
Tricia Brown offers advice on preparing for your trip, as well as providing a guide to everything from events and campgrounds to the best viewpoints along the higways.




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