Guide as you navigate the highways of alaska and western canada. This app is your personal tour guide as you navigate the highways of alaska and western canada. Then it would be like driving through the milepost and letting the gps function keep track of where i was and how far to the next, whatever. Mr bob wrote letter to editor of alaska magazine back in 1984. The milepost alaska trip planner and alaska travel guide to the highways, roads, ferries, lodgings, recreation, sightseeing attractions and services along the alaska highway to and within alaska. The alaska airlines iphone and android apps and mobile site make it simple to keep travel details right at your fingertips. Frommers alaska vs the milepost alaska forum tripadvisor. Milepost i buy for road trip to alaska for working at mckinley chalets in alaska. They are mavericks and trailblazers, risk takers and rabble rousers, all attempting to escape their past by surviving at the end of america. When you need the full power of online account access, you can still use the web browser in your android or iphone to. It was first published in milepost, 2017 travel 750 pages the milepost 20. This is the story of our countrys last true frontier town on the edge of alaska.
The milepost continues to cover the alaska highway as well as all of the main road system highways in alaska and primary routes in the western canada provinces, over 15,000 miles. The dream of a better life catapulted thousands of people to alaska and the yukon territory. Mar 01, 2009 in process of planning a fishing trip to alaska in year 2010. If you get to the voicemail, please leave a message and well call you back as soon as we finish with the previous caller. Historic american engineering record, creator, alaska engineering commission, alaska railroad corporation, amanda a welsh, and rogan faith, yarborough, michael, photographer. The highway is often referred to as the alaskan highway or the alcan highway, which came from shortening alaska and canada highway. South side jack wade dredge, milepost 86, taylor highway.
This is where residents, tourists and adventurers connect through the. It has since expanded to cover all major highways in the northwest corner of north america, including the alaska marine highway. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Legal sites have alaska free coupon book 2019 pets. This series explores spring, summer and winter in this extreme wilderness and discovers the unique spec. Discover what most lost people will never know about adding milebymile road trip plans today, easily routing, and eliminate driving frustration in your life. Go to page 2 in the 2014 milepost and it gives the information for ipadiphone download app. Alaska tourism alaska hotels alaska bed and breakfast alaska vacation rentals alaska packages flights to alaska alaska restaurants alaska attractions. I can cover a few thousand miles within alaska with only one sheet of paper. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. The milepost continues to cover the alaska highway as well as all of the main road system highways in alaska and primary routes in the western. Alaska travel planner book author by valencia, kris paperback with clear copy pdf epub kindle format. The best selling travel guide to alaska, it has milebymile descriptions of all major highways and roads in alaska and northwestern canada. When i venture out of alaska, i usually purchase a new milepost just to support that amazing publication.
Maps provided were helpful in pin pointing location and driving directions to popular and successful salmon fishing areas in kenai and matsuvalley areas. Review of the milepost, the must guide for road trippers. Alaska wildfires burn nearly two million acres youtube. Find trip planning help and frequently asked questions about highway travel by rv, auto, caravan or motorcycle. The seward depot building plaque shows its dates of use from 19171964.
The alaska highway was the engineering marvel of world war ii and was once described as the largest and most difficult construction project since the panama canal. Jul 27, 2019 wildfires have consumed nearly two million acres in alaska, u. Download the milepost tour guide and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. Since 1949, this bible of north country travel has offered milebymile logs of all northern routes, with details on road conditions, ferry travel, lodging, camping, fishing, sightseeing and services in alaska, yukon, british columbia, alberta and northwest territories. The information that follows is largely reprinted from a 1992 brochure published jointly by the governments of b. The milepost since 1949, the bible of north country travel. Its 700plus pages detail accommodations, camping, sightseeing. The app starts by showing a list of trips routes that you can load onto your iphone. Find trip planning help and frequently asked questions about.
Download the milepost and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. Over 640 photos and hundreds of maps make this milebymile travel guide a must have for anyone traveling to alaska and western canada. Yet the george parks highway need not be feared, because it. But i found that i could find things faster just by using the printed version, so i didnt really find the downloaded milepost that. If this happens, delete the data and clear keychain for the milepost app in settings on your device and download the content again through the milepost app. However, what makes it even better is that by buying the book you can download the entire book which then gives active links to advertisers and various websites so it can be accessed from a laptop. Ordering 2010 milepost buy, area, places alaska ak. Alaska travel planner book pdf free read online here in pdf. This is the story of our countrys last true frontier town. Their journey shaped them, and changed the people they encountered and the north forever. Alaska highway dawson creek, bc, to milepost dc 409.
This is a nice guide, giving you great tips on how to travel the different routes from the us to alaska. Updated annually, the milepost provides a road log of major highways and roads in alaska and northwestern canada. Book flights, check flight status, watch your miles grow, and so much more. Sorry for silly question but do i have to buy the 720page milepost book or can i pay to just download it straight to my ipad. The site for information on travel to and within alaska and. Legendary alaska trip planner and alaska travel guide to the highways, roads, ferries, lodgings, recreation, sightseeing attractions and services along the alaska highway to and within alaska, including alberta, british columbia, northwest territories and the yukon. Most of the useful information you will need prior to planning the trip and much is already online. The national interagency fire center reports about 40 large wildfires are still burning across the state, with. The alaska usa app combines frequently requested information about alaska usa with the most popular account features, plus the ability to deposit checks. If you have itunes installed on your computer, choose your device to update to the latest version of itunes.
Alaska highway driving map and description of alcan highway. Jun, 2018 i use the text part of the milepost the most. Apr 03, 2005 named for the alaska highways mile markers, the annual guide has grown to nearly 800 pages, covering canadas yukon territory and western northwest territories as well as major access routes in. Download the milepost tour guide and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad. Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members its free and quick.
Various community organizations host local, national and global experts speaking on topics that matter to alaskans. Alaska chicken southeast fairbanks census area, 1968. Hi all, we will be driving from anchorage to talkeetna, then to denali, then to seward and back to anchorage. After downloading the alaska toursaver app from the itunes app store, pick one of the four coupon. Review of the milepost, the must guide for road trippers in. Some forums can only be seen by registered members. Do wish the milepost, would put out a flash drive or a micro sd chip to integrate the milepost into my gps or my copy of streets and trips, with a dongle, i have on my laptop. I downloaded it from the link in my 20 printed milepost before we left for alaska last june. Official mobile guide to alaska s best places whether youre visiting alaska or live here, the alaska app is your ultimate interactive alaskan discovery guide. The alaska railroad mile post 0 was established as the base of the railroad dock in seward alaska. Appadvice does not own this application and only provides images and links contained in. With pressure on their livelihood like never before, will the last alaskans overcome the tribulations that lie ahead this winter or will the homestead and it.
It includes basic information for the alaska marine ferry system, a way to see southeast alaska from the water and take your vehicle with you. Join the conversation at the my itchy travel feet page on facebook or send us an email to ask a question or share your experience. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. When prospectors sam mccord wayne and george pratt granger hit the mother lode, sam agrees to go to seattle to bring georges sweetheart back to alaska. Official mobile guide to alaskas best places whether youre visiting alaska or live here, the alaska app is your ultimate interactive alaskan discovery guide. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. To manually back up, restore, or sync your iphone, ipad, or ipod touch. The milepost is alaskas bestknown and trusted source of travel information. Mar 09, 2009 mr bob wrote letter to editor of alaska magazine back in 1984. Today, the park remembers the trails, boomtowns, and stories of the klondike gold rush.
After you create your account, youll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new postsday with fewer ads. The milepost is the quintessential travel guide to alaska and the highways and byways of the north. Alaska by maggie rogers an overview of this songs performance on the american itunes chart. This season, in an unexpected twist, both new and old generations must now learn how to survive a winter with much lighter snowfall than past. Alaska traveler information system you can dial 511 or go to the 511. All files scanned and secured, so dont worry about it. Addressing alaskans listen to podcasts on demand free. We pretty much have all our activities planned out, just need info on road conditions. The milepost is now available for the ipad and android as an ebook. I suspect ive left it too late to allow time for it to be posted to me in australia before we depart, and trying to travel light, id prefer to just have an electronic copy.
The milepost is an extensive guide book covering alaska, the yukon, the northwest territories, and british columbia. The books usefulness wanes while actually driving the alaska highway. The quintessential reference to alaska travel, the milepost offers milebymile descriptions of all highways, with details on accommodations, camping, sightseeing, attractions and services, as well as fascinating facts on the history and wildlife of the north. Download the alaska app and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. If you update your mac to macos catalina, your itunes media library can be accessed in the apple music app, apple tv app, apple books app, and apple podcasts app.
The same pages that fill the print edition are now with you as a mobile option. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. Alaska tourism alaska accommodation alaska bed and breakfast alaska holiday rentals alaska holiday packages alaska flights alaska restaurants alaska attractions. From this entrance, where the denali park road meets alaska highway 3, it is about 120 miles north to fairbanks and 237 miles south to.
The library of congress does not own rights to material in its collections. The editors of say the milepost is the best guidebook to bring along and also use for planning. Its northerly position on the arctic circle means winters can be bitterly cold, while in summer, the size and shape of the land brings heat waves. Update to the latest version of itunes apple support. That is the farthest south extension of the alaska railroad and its precedents, the alaska northern railroad and the alaska central railway. John wayne and stewart granger strike it rich in this rousing comedy adventure set during the alaskan gold rush. I go to and copy and paste the route text into word and make my own cut sheet. Appadvice does not own this application and only provides images and links contained in the itunes search api, to help our users find the. With thousands of photos, and hundreds of videos and advice articles, can help you plan an exciting and memorable trip. It was first published in 1949 as a guide about traveling along the alaska highway, often locally referred to as the alcan. This guide is a musthave resource for those planning an extended trip, whether by car, rv, or camper. Addressing alaskans podcast on demand addressing alaskans features local lectures and public events recorded throughout southcentral, alaska. Milepost 101 there are many travel guides out there that offer good advice and highlights for visitors, but only one book gives a detailed, milebymile description of practically the entire road system in alaska and northwestern canada. Mar 01, 2010 just completed the journey from tx to alaska.