Customer Reviews:
 Great Step by Step guide to Alaska June 4, 2008
Much better then the run of the mill AAA tour guide, its got very detailed info with pictures. the Ads for camp sites, hotel, and rental places are also very helpful. its a must have for anyone going to Alaska for the first time.
Invaluable June 2, 2008
We just got back from driving through BC, Alaska, and parts of the Yukon. The Milepost was absolutely invaluable. It gave us so much information about what was on the road: routes, rest stops, campsites, points of interest, history and general information. Riding shotgun, I had it open on my lap most of the time. This is for a person who likes to know what they are passing on the road and for someone who appreciates details. Because it contains so much information, it can be a challenge figuring out how to use it. Take a few minutes and don't get discouraged. It will make your trip a hundred times easier.
Milepost 2008 April 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We live in the lower 48 and have driven to Alaska four times over the past 19 years, but when we were getting ready to drive up again, we didn't hesitate at all, we purchased the "Bible" of travel to Alaska....The Milepost. We cannot even think of driving up there again without it in our truck. It is excellent. The material in this book is the best that there is. Period.
Prep for a 2 month RV trip to Alaska April 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Background - we have been planning a 2 month RV trip up the Alaska highway and around Alaska (Denali, Anchorage, etc) - we leave on May 15th but have been doing the planning for more than a year now. And I have been looking for all the info I can get - to help me prep for this wonderful event - hopefully the first of several trips to Alaska. We must have a dozen books that we have purchased read and used. And we first bought the 2007 to start our reading and then purchased the 2008 to have the most current informtion for our trip.
There is nothing like the Milepost. Every mile, every highway, every trash can / pullout / restaurant / gravel section / etc. As close as you can get to someone who has driven every mile of every road and is telling you what you will experience - steep grades, gas stations, etc. Now, you have to read a lot - mile by mile by mile by mile - to catch references and hints at what interests you. But in the process, you also are made aware of confusing intersections, areas where Grizzley bears frequent, long (50 mile) stretches without any fuel stops. etc.
I have 2 "weaknesses" about this book.
1. You will work to get the information out of this "telephone sized" book. There is no big index section that will tell you about all the RV camps - nor all the BC parks, nor ... anything. You have to read mile by mile by mile to find what you want. The information is there and there is no other book like it.
2. The only other omission in the Milepost is that it (by design) only covers attractions, events, that are on the highways. So if you want to do something that is not on a major highway, it may not be in the Milepost.
Still, bottom line, if you are driving any of the Alaska, Yukon, BC highways, you should get this book and carry it.
Alaska trip April 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is the best information I have found for helping to plan a trip to Alaska. Very up to date information.
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