this book is a must have for any kayaker.I found it at the library and was amazed by the amount of info about traditional kayak design and techniques.I guess it was the accompanying text for an exhibition by the Alaska Division of State Museums.It was making the rounds in the mid-eighties and featured kayaks from all around the Arctic circle,such as siberia, greenland, baffin, etc. Too cool! If youre sick of 60# lugboats and are looking at lighter designs you have to check out this book.

This is the true story of Balto.....Togo a husky we found out was the REAL hero Balto just went 20 miles where Togo went 92 grueling miles!!! This is a GREAT book

A good read-aloud story to introduce Alaskan wildlife and the changing of the season. The raven illustrations truly represent this magnificent bird.

I read Miki Collins' Riding the Wild Side of Denali in one sitting on a cold November Yukon morning and dreamt about it for many days to follow. If you'd like to taste real adventure and feel the cold crispness of life on the Alaskan trail, grab this one! Here, Miki relates the empassioned tales, sometimes hair-raising, sometimes hilarious, that she shares with her twin sister Julie as they embark on their wildest dream (or folly!!), yet : that of utilizing Icelandic Fjord Horses on their remote trapline at the base of Mt. Denali, AK. If you'd like to find out what it takes to convince a bush pilot to fly a horse that would like to join him in the cockpit of his small plane, or want to read true tales of a modern day trapline, ran by two women, huskies and Icelandic Fjord horses, this is the book for you. Humour, respect for the animals, images of human determination and the natural beauty of the alaskan wilderness are the gifts Miki Collins will leave you with. Whether you are a wilderness, adventure or horse lover or dream of the North as the last frontier, you'll love it. It would also make a great gift for teenage girls: the Collins are true models of women becoming all they can be.

This is a wonderful coffee table type of book which covers the artist's Alaskan watercolors that have been reproduced in prints, posters or as serigraphs. The works shown cover thrity years from 1966 to 1995. In total there are 335 full color prints covered. The book also contains a well written biography of the artist with photos of her at work over the years. If you are a Munoz fan you will love this book. Highly recommended and well worth the price.

The Upper susitna River Valley of Alaska and its many waterways are treasure troves of history. As time flows between the Valley Rivers, interesting events, both significant and insignificant in scope, have occurred and continue to occur today. A few of these historical episodes are chronicled within this book.
Learn about some of South-Central Alaska's first settlers: miners and trappers in the Cache Creek Gold Rush, Talkeetna's Old Timers, the Michigan 59'ers and many more.

Awsome pictures of Alaska's brown bears at the McNeil River. This book is essential for anyone going or planning a trip to photograph the bears on the McNeil river.

This is an excellent lower and upper elementary informational picture book. Rich language is combined with double-page realistic oil paintings as the story of a year in the life of an Alaskan river is told. The river is shown to be a constantly changing home and source of food to many ecologically connected living things.

This is a great book!! If you live in, or are interested in visiting Alaska, be sure to read this. Then with all that is within you, attempt to check out what it says in the field. It is written by geologists who actually live in Alaska. It is great to read along with a rock and mineral identification guide, so you can more easily identify them in the field later. Buy it, read it.