This award-winning guide puts one of the most knowledgable motorcycle tour guides in Alaska in your pocket! Updated in 2014 and the recipient of a Benjamin Franklin Award in the travel category, this witty, fun book brings to life the best roads and off-beat destinations in the state. The guide lists all the road routes in Alaska with recommended dirt road excursions past mines, mountains and streams. The book includes ideal itineraries, the most interesting side roads, and great places to sleep, eat, and get off your bike to sightsee. Gear suggestions, motorcycle transport options, camping tips, and how to incorporate the Marine Highway System into your trip are also part of the package. The content focuses on the Alaska dirt and paved highways, but also includes the Canadian highways of interest as well as the Alaska Highway from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Delta Junction, Alaska.
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150 colour photos & illustrations
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Height: 228 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
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978-0-9829131-2-3 (9780982913123)
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Lee Klancher's adventures in journalism have sent he and his camera out to climb Mount Triglav in the Julian Alps, explore breweries on four continents, and ride backcountry motorcycle routes in the Bolivian Amazon, the Australian Outback, and on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. His has appeared in Men's Journal, Draft, Motorcyclist, and dozens of books and calendars. His favorite subjects are the hands-on down-to-earth folks featured in ARTISANS OF LIFE, a series of books and calendars designed to celebrate those who earn their livings doing what they love, and to inspire others to create their own path to independence.
