| Hiking Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve: From Day Hikes To Backcountry Treks Contributor(s): Fensterman, Greg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0762743190 ISBN-13: 9780762743193 Publisher: Falcon Press Publishing OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: HIKING ALASKA'S WRANGELL-ST. ELIAS NATIONAL PARK From Day Hikes to Backcountry Treks (Falcon) Greg Fensterman The first book of its kind for the largest national park in the United States. Six times the size of Yellowstone National Park, Wrangell-St. Elias welcomes 40,000 visitors every year, and each of them will maximize the visit with this all-new guidebook. Detailed information is provided for navigating fifty of the best hiking routes through 13.2 million acres of Alaskan wilderness. The book is organized by type of trip: day hikes, frontcountry treks (starting from road-accessible trailheads), and remote backcountry treks (accessible via fly-in). There are detailed maps and black and white photographs as well as sidebars and narratives about river crossings, navigation, bear safety, wildlife, seasonal changes, and finding the routes. Greg Fensterman is a professional guide who leads extended backpacking trips into Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. He lives in Eagle River, Alaska. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) - Sports & Recreation | Hiking - Travel | Parks & Campgrounds |
| Dewey: 796.510 |
| LCCN: 2008003829 |
| Series: Falcon Guides Best Easy Day Hikes |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.05" W x 9.09" (0.84 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first book of its kind for the largest national park in the United States. Six times the size of Yellowstone National Park, Wrangell-St. Elias welcomes 40,000 visitors every year, and each of them will maximize the visit with this all-new guidebook. Detailed information is provided for navigating fifty of the best hiking routes through 13.2 million acres of Alaskan wilderness. The book is organized by type of trip: day hikes, frontcountry treks (starting from road-accessible trailheads), and remote backcountry treks (accessible via fly-in). There are detailed maps and black and white photographs as well as sidebars and narratives about river crossings, navigation, bear safety, wildlife, seasonal changes, and finding the routes. |
