Stinkfish and Quaq, Northern Delicacies - Alaska
In an environment experiencing below freezing temperatures for the greater part of the year, it comes as no surprise that frozen foods were a mainstay of a traditional, subsistence diet. Native groups across Alaska depended on "quaq," as it is . [... more]
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Building the Alaska Log Home
 Reasonble price for Building the Alaska Log Home: I called the publisher, Alaska Northwest books (ph# 1-800-452-3032). They will do another reprint of this book toward the end of the summer of 2006 (Aug/Sept). The cost of the book will be $29.99 plus [... more]
$29.95
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Photos of Nome - Alaska
The photos below were taken during the last week of March. The days were long and pleasantly mild, at least by Alaska standards (i.e., daytime temps in the teens and overnight temps around zero). Of course, it could just have easily have been ... [... more]
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Reindeer Herding in Alaska - Alaska
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen. But do you know. . . about reindeer herding in Alaska? While many people associate reindeer with the seasonal appearance of Santa Claus, on Alaska's Seward ... [... more]
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Alaska Family Cruises - Cruises
Abundant wildlife and a wide variety of exciting outdoor adventures make Alaska a good choice for a summer family cruise. Large cruise ships, such as those operated by Royal Caribbean, Princess Cruises, Holland America, Norwegian Cruise Line and ... [... more]
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Alaska's Geographical Regions - Alaska
With a geographic region that covers approximately 570, 000 square miles (365 million acres) Alaska is more than two times the size of Texas and one fifth the size of the entire Lower 48 combined. Planning a trip to such a large state can be ... [... more]
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Buffalo Center Diner in Delta Junction - Alaska
Delta Junction is located at the junction of the Richardson Highway and the Alaska Highway. It is conveniently located about halfway between Tok and Fairbanks, and as such is a natural stopping point for road weary travelers. At one time Delta ... [... more]
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Geocaching in Alaska - Alaska
Alaska, with its 86 million acres of public land, is well suited for geocaching. This sophisticated and technologically-oriented version of hide and seek utilizes GPS technology to create "treasure chests" at various locations around the world . [... more]
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Alaska (Regional Guide)
Amazon.com Review: Lonely Planet is at its guidebook best when it's covering isolated regions where those little details of shelter, food, and transportation are of more than passing concern. Just the section on Denali National Park alone makes Jim [... more]
$21.99
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Lonely Planet Backpacking in Alaska (Backpacking in ...
This is the Best Backpacking Guide for Alaska!: 3 mos. in Alaska and I used this book extensively! I plotted numerous trips from multi-day trips to long "all day" hikes with the aid of this book. I did about a 3rd of the trails in this book ( [... more]
$13.95
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Good Company: A Mining Family in Fairbanks, Alaska
memories, travails, and enjoyments of a family in the Alaska mining fields: The author's father Jim put his expertise in the "technology of gold dredges" to work in forty years employment with the Fairbanks Exploration Company (subsidiary of a [... more]
$24.95
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Northern Landscapes: The Struggle for Wilderness Alaska
How Alaska wilderness was saved: In this book a distinguished historian tells how devoted citizen activists persuaded Congress to save the greatest landscapes of Alaska. The Alaska Lands Act saved more than 100 million acres in national parks, wildlife [... more]
$23.95
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