Alaska Books

We recommended these Alaska books before or after your trip.

Passport Alaska

• The author is offering the "Passport Alaska" again after many years off the market. Many gift shop owners used to tell us that the "Passport" "sold faster than anything they had, except maybe Fuji film."
See it here.

Alaska Fishing

• The most comprehensive "insiders" guide on Alaska fishing, revised, updated, and expanded in this new deluxe, full color Third Edition. Written by the state's top fishing experts, this latest version now covers all 17 major Alaska sport species (fresh and salt waters), all methods (fly, spin, and bait), and all six regions of the state, with details on over 300 of the most productive Alaska fishing locations.

Milepost

• Pound for pound and inch for inch, The Milepost is the most valuable piece of luggage you could include on a trip to Alaska and northwestern Canada, whether you're going by plane, car, bus, or bicycle.

Alaska Atlas

• Rely on the Atlas & Gazetteer for the utmost in trip planning and backcountry access. Each volume contains topographic maps with unbeatable detail, plus gazetteer information on great places to go and things to do.

Cooking Alaskan

• Great book for cooking Alaskan vegetables or anything you catch in Alaska. Including seal and whale ! Just in case the need should arise. (Hey, you never know!)

Cold Water Burning
John Straley
(Alaska Mystery Writer)

• The best writer you've probably never heard of. Straley's poetic prose weaves a tale as unique as the northern landscape. In his sixth book in the Cecil Younger series, "Straley's done the impossible: he's reinvented the private eye novel." — The Denver Post
Buy The Book Here
www.johnstraley.com

The Complete
Denali Guide

• The most comprehensive guide to one of North America's best-known parks. This sweeping reference to Denali National Park details in words, pictures, and maps, all the information the traveler needs for a great Denali experience.

Looking for Alaska

• Peter Jenkins spent 18 months getting to know Alaska and its people. This 400-page description of his journey of discovery brings Alaska into sharper focus for those "lower-48ers" who haven't been here.

Birds of Alaska

• Armstrong's book is filled with beautiful photographs and covers all the regular species that you will see in Alaska. It is a great introduction to the birds that inhabit the area. Every Alaskan birdwatcher should have a copy.

Lonely Planet

• Alaska offers adventure on a grand scale: 50 million acres of spectacular national parks, extraordinary wildlife, the northern lights and the midnight sun. You won't want to be without your camera, some insect repellent or this guidebook.

The Grizzly Maze

• Nick Jans presents a fast-paced, thoughtful and evenhanded account of the life and death of self-appointed bear guardian/buffoon Timothy Treadwell, who, along with a girlfriend, was killed and eaten by grizzlies in Alaska's Katmai National Park.

Alaska
By Art Wolfe

• Over 130 images paired with essays from Nick Jans record the splendor of this great American wilderness. From intimate singular images to hauntingly beautiful landscapes, Alaska finds new expression under the artful lens of Art Wolfe.

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I would advise anyone who's never been berry picking in Alaska, to get a book with pictures of berries that include the leaves. Alaska has many similar berries that are poisonous.

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