[PDF] 50 Hikes In Alaskas Kenai Peninsula eBook

Author : Taz Tally
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 39,92 MB
Release : 2016-07-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1581575181

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A hiking guide to one of Alaska's most stunning outdoor getaways Alaska is vast, wild, and stunningly beautiful—and notoriously difficult to get around. The Kenai Peninsula, with its proximity to Anchorage, is the gateway to the great outdoors of Alaska for vast numbers of visitors and locals alike. The Kenai offers coastal, forest, subalpine, tundra, and even glacial hiking opportunities accessible to most. The hikes in this book range from an easy half-mile walk through a boggy lowland meadow to more challenging multi-day hikes through mountainous terrain. As with all of the 50 Hikes series, this volume provides the kind of narrative descriptions that allow you to choose which hikes to actually take and equips you with critically acclaimed maps that help you navigate to and from where you are hiking.

Author : Taz Tally
Publisher : Countryman Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,11 MB
Release : 2008-06
Category : Hiking
ISBN : 9780881507553

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A50 Hikesguide to one of Alaska's most stunning outdoor getaways. The Kenai Peninsula, with its proximity to Anchorage, is unarguably the gateway to the great outdoors of Alaska for vast numbers of visitors and locals alike. The50 Hikesseries, with its strength in providing the kind of narrative descriptions that allow you to choose which hikes to actually take and the critically acclaimed maps that make sure you make it back from where you were hiking, will provide any walker or hiker with the right tools for visiting one of the most beautiful regions on the planet. 51 maps, 50 black & white photographs, index.

Author : Shane Shepherd
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 17,78 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780898867657

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* The first hiking guidebook devoted to Alaska's Chugach State Park* Includes great hikes for families as well as serious backpackers* Both authors are avid Alaska hikers and know these trails intimately Attracting over a million visitors each year, Alaska's Chugach State Park spans a half-million acres and eight distinct environments - all within easy reach of Anchorage. This is the most comprehensive trail guidebook to the region.50 Hikes in Alaska's Chugach State Park includes nearly all the hikeable trails and peaks in the park, from popular Flattop Mountain to rarely seen valleys. With a mix of hikes for all ages and abilities, you'll be able to find exactly what you're looking for, whether it's a two-mile week-night stroll or a multiday backpacking trip or scramble.For each hike you'll get detailed driving directions to the trailhead; complete information on elevation, hiking time, difficulty, distance, and terrain; and helpful maps and photos. Rounding out theguidebook is information on flora and fauna, history, and geology of Chugach State Park.

Author : Lisa Maloney
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 40,73 MB
Release : 2019-02-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1680510673

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Hikes within driving distance of Anchorage and its environs 100 day hikes, from iconic to beginner to lung-burner! Day Hiking: Southcentral Alaska features 100 day hikes in the populous region around the Greater Anchorage area. Starting with the immense and accessible Chugach State Park, the guide includes hikes north of the city to include the Matanuska–Susitna Valley and Hatcher Pass areas, and also trails near Eagle River, Palmer, and Wasilla. There are hikes along Cook Inlet and Turnagain Arm, including near Girdwood, Portage Glacier, and Whittier, as well as all of the Kenai Peninsula--Chugach National Forest, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Kachemak Bay State Park and State Wilderness Park, Soldotna, Homer, and more. "Hikes at a Glance" highlights features of each hike Difficulty rating, elevation gain, distance, and best season for each trail Detailed driving directions to trailheads Useful trail icons for dog-friendliness, glaciers, lakes, and more Convenient, compact, and packable size Full-color photos throughout

Author : Lisa Maloney
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,74 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781680510669

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Hikes within driving distance of Anchorage and its environs 100 day hikes, from iconic to beginner to lung-burner! Day Hiking: Southcentral Alaska features 100 day hikes in the populous region around the Greater Anchorage area. Starting with the immense and accessible Chugach State Park, the guide includes hikes north of the city to include the Matanuska-Susitna Valley and Hatcher Pass areas, and also trails near Eagle River, Palmer, and Wasilla. There are hikes along Cook Inlet and Turnagain Arm, including near Girdwood, Portage Glacier, and Whittier, as well as all of the Kenai Peninsula--Chugach National Forest, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Kachemak Bay State Park and State Wilderness Park, Soldotna, Homer, and more. "Hikes at a Glance" highlights features of each hike Difficulty rating, elevation gain, distance, and best season for each trail Detailed driving directions to trailheads Useful trail icons for dog-friendliness, glaciers, lakes, and more Convenient, compact, and packable size Full-color photos throughout

Author : Greg Fensterman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 18,3 MB
Release : 2008-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1461746353

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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.

Author : John Wolfe, Jr.
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 14,9 MB
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1680515438

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Features hiking, skiing, paddling, biking, and more New and substantially revised trips with all new full-color photos and maps throughout Emphasis on traverses and loop trips for both summer and winter, always with simpler and shorter options Originally published in 1972, the classic guide known as 55 Ways to the Wilderness in Southcentral Alaska has been fully updated and reinvented as Alaska Adventure 55 Ways. This robust reboot covers a diverse range of activities for year-round fun, from quick day trips to adventures that could extend to a week or longer, including canoe trails, wilderness cabins, easy summits, forest walks, cross-country ski routes, summer mountain biking and winter fat bike trails, wild skating, and more. John Wolfe Jr. and Rebecca Wolfe, a father-daughter team, describe activities spanning the broad swath of Southcentral Alaska, 300 miles north to south and 350 miles east to west. The guide features activities on the lakes and peaks of the Kenai Peninsula, the Anchorage front range, the Matanuska and Susitna Valleys, and the Copper River basin, taking in Chugach and Denali State Parks, Chugach National Forest, Kenai Fjords and Wrangell St. Elias National Parks, several wildlife refuges, and portions of the Iditarod National Historic Trail. With an emphasis on adventures regular people can enjoy and destinations that don’t require highly technical skills, expensive flights to remote locations, or demanding levels of athletic fitness, this guide appeals to all ages, with family-friendly shorter options and trip extensions adding up to more than a hundred "ways" to adventure.

Author : Alaska Natural History Association
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 20,83 MB
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : Hiking
ISBN : 9780930931247

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Describes 29 trails (including 4 near Seward not listed on the table of contents) detailing location, trail length, access, history, elevation gain, recommended season, and difficulty.

Author : Karen Jettmar
Publisher : Menasha Ridge Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 27,8 MB
Release : 2008-06-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0897327977

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The rich tapestry of Alaska is threaded together by 365,000 miles of waterways, from cascading mountain streams to meandering valley rivers, from the meltwaters of glaciers to broad rivers that empty into the sea. This guide profiles a wide variety of rivers from all over Alaska, concentrating on trips for intermediate boaters, and including a few major expeditions for the experienced river-runner. A section on gear outlines what to take into the backcountry.