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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: Not writen in stone!
Review: Having worked for a number of summers in the Yukon's hotel industry, I just wanted potential purchasers to be aware that the information here is not always accurate regarding businesses. Do not be surprised if the establishments do not offer the services mentioned, or the prices differ, from what The Mile Post publishes and be prepared!On the whole, the book gives a glimpse of what life on the highway is like.
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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: The Only Guidebook You Need
Review: I lived in Alaska 40+ years and traveled the Alaska highway many times. I always have the latest copy of this book with me. The most comprehensive collection of information for travel in Canada and Alaska available. Since it's published yearly the information is very current.
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Summary: A must for anyone driving to or from Alaska
Review: I lived in Alaska for 17 years and now live in the Lower 48. Although I've made the trip both ways a dozen times or so, I still pick up a new copy for every trip. It tells me what to expect along the way, even down to the tenth of a mile. This is VERY important for remote highways. For instance, one year a forest fire wiped out several roadhouses, increasing the distance between gas stations. Without my Milepost, I wouldn't have known!
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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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Summary: The only book you need if you're heading to Alaska!
Review: My wife and I picked up a copy of the Milepost before we went to Alaska for 2.5 weeks. We traveled around Anchorage and Fairbanks and found the book to be indespensible. If we changed plans at the last minute, we pulled out the book and found a new place to stay or destination to visit. It made a flexible itineray easy to manage. And more importantly, the information was extremely accurate and we found no surprises in terms of prices or availability in the trip.
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Summary: The miles fly by!
Review: There are lots of miles of roads in AK, and driving them can be a bit boring. Unless you have the milepost to guide you. There are interesting things happening all along the roadside, and a long road trip will whiz by when you are aware of what you are seeing, or can anticipate what is coming up around the bend. Well worth the investment.
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Summary: Commercially driven & not useful
Review: This book offers the reader more information
than one could possibly hope for. Maps of all
the major cities and things to do make this
a must have if planning a trip to Alaska.
You'll find phone numbers, most hotels and
resturants, gas stations, road houses. You
name it. If you're headed to Alaska, you need this
book. Just don't leave it home!
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