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Alaska
2007
by Charles Wohlforth
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About the Author
Charles Wohlforth
is a lifelong Alaskan who has been a writer and journalist since 1986.
Wohlforth lives in Anchorage with his wife, Barbara, sons Robin and Joseph, and daugh-
ters Julia and Rebecca. His book about Eskimos experiencing warming in the Arctic is
titled
The Whale and the Supercomputer: On the Northern Front of Climate Change
(North
Point Press, $14)
.
Wohlforth can be reached through his website, www.wohlforth.net.
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Contents
List of Maps
vii
What’s New in Alaska
1
1
The Best of Alaska
4
1
The Best Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2
The Best Alaska Cruises . . . . . . . . . . .5
3
The Best Glaciers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
4
The Most Beautiful Drives &
Train Rides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
5
The Best Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
6
The Best Tips for Cooking Salmon . . . .9
7
The Best Bear Viewing . . . . . . . . . . .10
8
The Best Marine Mammal
Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
9
The Best Encounters with
Native Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
10
The Best Museums &
Historic Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
11
The Best Winter Destinations . . . . . .12
12
The Strangest Community Events . . .12
13
The Best Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
14
The Best Websites . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2
Planning Your Trip to Alaska
15
1
The Regions in Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Alaska by the Numbers . . . . . . . . . .16
2
When to Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Alaska Calendar of Events . . . . . . . .21
Only-in-Alaska Events . . . . . . . . . . . .22
3
Cost & Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
4
Getting There & Getting Around . . . .25
Native Art: Finding the Real Thing . .26
5
Escorted Tour or Do-It-Yourself? . . . .31
Frommers.com: The Complete
Travel Resource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
6
Planning an Outdoor Vacation . . . . .35
A Salmon Primer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
7
Entry Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
8
Travel & Rental Car Insurance . . . . . .44
Using the Internet on the Road . . . .45
9
Health & Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
10
Specialized Travel Resources . . . . . . .51
Fast Facts: Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
3
Suggested Alaska Itineraries
60
1
Southeast Alaska in a Week . . . . . . .61
2
Two National Parks in a Week . . . . .62
Itinerary Add-Ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
3
A 2-Week Grand Loop . . . . . . . . . . .64
4
A Week in Alaska with Children . . . .67
5
A Week of Alaska Winter Sports . . . .69
Doubling Up the Seasons . . . . . . . . .70
iv
CONTENTS
4
Cruising Alaska’s Coast
71
by Jerry Brown & Fran Wenograd Golden
1
Weighing Your Cruise Options . . . . .72
2
The Best Cruise Experiences
in Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
3
Booking Your Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Shore Excursions: The What,
When & Why . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
4
The Small-Ship Cruise Lines . . . . . . .81
5
The Big-Ship Cruise Lines . . . . . . . . .85
5
Southeast Alaska
91
1
Exploring Southeast Alaska . . . . . . . .92
2
Ketchikan: On the Waterfront . . . . . .99
Fast Facts: Ketchikan . . . . . . . . . . .103
Majestic Misty Fjords . . . . . . . . . . .112
3
Wrangell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Fast Facts: Wrangell . . . . . . . . . . . .116
4
Petersburg: Unvarnished Threshold
to the Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Fast Facts: Petersburg . . . . . . . . . .126
5
Sitka: Rich Prize of Russian
Conquest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Fast Facts: Sitka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Rent a Floathouse . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
6
Juneau: Forest Capital . . . . . . . . . .148
Fast Facts: Juneau . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
A Juneau Walking Tour . . . . . . . . .154
Remote Cabins on Foot . . . . . . . . .164
A Day Trip to Tracy Arm . . . . . . . . .166
7
Glacier Bay National Park . . . . . . . .174
8
Gustavus: Country Inns & Quiet . . .179
9
Haines: Eagles &
the Unexpected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Fast Facts: Haines . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
10
Skagway: After the Gold Rush . . . .192
The Gold Rush in Context . . . . . . . .194
Fast Facts: Skagway . . . . . . . . . . . .197
6
Anchorage & Environs
204
1
Essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Fast Facts: Anchorage . . . . . . . . . .212
2
Where to Stay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
3
Where to Dine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
4
What to See & Do . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Walking Tour: Downtown
Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
5
Getting Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
6
Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
7
Anchorage Nightlife . . . . . . . . . . . .245
8
Out from Anchorage: Turnagain
Arm & Portage Glacier . . . . . . . . . .246
Tidal Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
9
Out from Anchorage: Girdwood &
Mount Alyeska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
10
Out from Anchorage: The Matanuska
& Susitna Valleys . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
7
The Kenai Peninsula & Prince William Sound
258
1
Exploring the Kenai Peninsula &
Prince William Sound . . . . . . . . . . .259
2
The Seward Highway:
A Road Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
3
Chugach National Forest:
Do-It-Yourself Wilderness . . . . . . . .265
4
Whittier: Dock on the Sound . . . . . .270
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