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Summary: Don't travel Alaska without it
Review: As a former tour guide in Chicken, AK., this is the one book I recommended to anybody traveling through the state. My father, a gold miner in Alaska for 20 years, still carries a copy in the back of his truck.
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Summary: The world's best-selling guide to Alaska and Western Canada.
Review: Called "the best source of information" by USA Today, The MILEPOST has been the world's most trusted and popular guide to the North Country since 1949. It's been praised by travelers, Alaskans and media ranging from National Geographic Traveler to The Associated Press.
The MILEPOST covers virtually everything -- from the famous Alaska Highway to cruiseship or ferry travel along the Inside Passage, from attractions, activities, accommodations and camping, to food, gas, weather, wildlife, road conditions, adventure tours and cruiseship ports of call, from major cities to scenic communities. The MILEPOST is updated every year by a team of experienced resident field editors. It also gives you detailed color maps, color photos and a FREE 21x31 fold-out map, a $4.95 value.
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Summary: Great... If you like paying for advertisements
Review: I could not believe that the people who publish the Milepost have the audacity to charge so much for a book which seems to consist entirely of paid advertisments. This may be valuable if you just want a phone book of places, but if you want to know anything useful about the places (meaning, any independent reviews about their service, quality, etc.) you will want to look elsewhere.
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Summary: Useful but tedious
Review: I found the Milepost to be better than having no reference material at all (the maps are the most useful feature). Its best use is in finding RV parks and gas stations but the method of reporting services available at the RV parks is somewhat hit or miss and is not always accurate or reported in any sort of consistent format -- except on the keycodes on the maps. One key piece of information that is only grudgingly made available are the months that the parks are actually open for customers.
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Summary: If touring Alaska by car,put this book in the passenger seat
Review: I go up to Alaska every few years. And every time I go, I get the most recent copy. If you need to find a gas station or a place to stay in Alaska, its in here. If you are going to Denali National Park, get "Discovering Denali". Another good travel guide to bring along is "Alaska's Best Places"
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Summary: If headed to the far north - don't leave home without it!
Review: I have been using this book for the last 20 years of motorcycling to the far north - it is the bible of the north. It isn't spring until the new Milepost is released. In an area where major travel changes take place every year, Milepost is as current information as you can get.
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Summary: The most useful book ever (if you plan to go to Alaska)!
Review: I have owned 3 copies of this book...the most recent being the 1996 version. The book is an absolute wonderland of information about fishing, camping, siteseeing,....ad infinitum - on the great(ist) state to the north - Alaska. I have been saved many times (gas, motels, food) by referencing this book while traveling in the north. My fist experience with Milepost was in 1982 when we drove the Alcan and Cassiar highways to Alaska. If you take this type trip without this book it is like working with half your brain!! (or less). It can't be recommended enough, even if you are flying into Alaska and renting a car (or taking a taxi, or a float plane!!).
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Summary: Don't drive the Alaska Highway without it!!!
Review: I lived in Alaska for 3 years and drove the Alaska Highway twice (my last trip was from Fairbanks, AK to Stamford, CT). Everyone (including Alaska residents)who travels to and in Alaska has a copy of Milepost. It is a survival requirement in order to find fuel, food, and lodging along your journey. It also highlights all of the points of interest along the way. Enjoy your time in Alaska!!
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Summary: An absolute must for travel in the High Northwest!
Review: I made a trip from Atlanta, GA to Alaska this summer and wore down this book in a few short days. The confusing, lonley (and sometimes unpaved) miles of road North demand exactly the kind of detail The Milepost provides. The book also includes practical info on gas stations, food, and where to find your next drink. Don't go North without it.
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Summary: Milepost is a must have
Review: I read other reviews that said you could find the same or better info from local info centers. Maybe the same, but not better and not all in one spot. The Milepost is useful because you can see what is coming BEFORE you get there, not after... when you locate a tourist center and hope it is open. Very accurate from scenic overlooks, food & fuel, even construction locations. A good value especially buying well below Alaska local list from Amazon.
We just came back from 2000 miles of RVing in Alaska and were very pleased with the Milepost. I just wish we had bought it from Amazon ahead of time!
Don't think twice, buy it before you go! Of course, if you aren't driving and just sitting on a tour bus spend your money on the Lonely Planet guide instead.
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