Thread: Alaska

The Milepost

Trip Planner for Alaska, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta & Northwest Territories by Kris Valencia Graef (Editor)



Milepost highly useful publication for anyone planning to travel the North no matter what transportation is used. Useful because traveler's services aren't as available at they are in other parts of North America. Furthermore, there's a lot of information about the surrounding country.

There is good coverage for the Alaska Railroad and the White Pass and Yukon Route; as well as the Alaska and BC ferry systems.

The Milepost has information about major attractions like Anchorage, Denali National Park, Fairbanks, Glacier Bay NP, the Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak Island, Prince William Sound and Southeast Alaska. The travel planning section covers accommodations, air travel, arctic circle, aurora borealis, bears, bicycling, boating, bus lines, calendar of events, camping, crossing the border, cruise ship travel, daylight hours, ferry travel, fishing, GPS, hiking, holidays, internet, national parts, photography, railroads, renting an RV, shipping, when to go/weather, and wildlife.