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16_945544 bindex.qxp 10/20/06 9:33 AM Page 489 Index Alaska Marine Highway Albert Loop Trail, 239–240 AAA (American Automobile System, 28 The Aleutians, 448–449 Association), 54 Southeast Alaska, 92, 94–96 Alutiiq Museum (Kodiak), Abandoned Wooden Flume Alaska Maritime National 438–439 (Juneau), 157 Wildlife Refuge, 260 Alyeska, Mount, 252–253 A.B. Mountain, 201 Alaska Museum of Natural American Automobile Accommodations, best, 13 History (Anchorage), 234 Association (AAA), 54 Admiralty Island, 167–168 Alaska Native Heritage Center American Bald Eagle Founda- Aerial tours. See Flightseeing (Anchorage), 234–235 tion Natural History Museum Airfares, 27–28 The Alaskan Bar (Juneau), 174 (Haines), 187 Airlines, 25–27 Alaskan Brewing Company American Safari Cruises, 82 bankrupt, 28 (Juneau), 159 American West Steamboat booking through cruise lines, Alaska.org, 34 Company, 84–85 80–81 Alaska Outdoor Rentals & Anan Wildlife Observatory, Southeast Alaska, 96–97 Guides (Fairbanks), 393 121–122 Alaganik Slough Boardwalk, Alaska Public Lands Infor- Anchorage, 2, 204–257 335 mation Centers, 56 accommodations, 213–221 Alaska Aviation Heritage Alaska Railroad, 8, 247, 348 excursions from, 246–257 Museum (Anchorage), 234 Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary getting around, 209–211 The Alaska Bald Eagle Festival (Ketchikan), 107 history of, 205, 208 (Haines), 24, 186 Alaska Raptor Center (Sitka), hospitals, 212 Alaska Bicycle Adventures, 36 41, 140–141 Internet access, 213 Alaska Bird Observatory Alaska Salmon Bake nightlife, 245–246 (Fairbanks), 394 (Fairbanks), 390 orientation, 209 Alaska Botanical Garden Alaska SeaLife Center outdoor activities, 237–243 (Anchorage), 234 (Seward), 41, 280 police, 213 Alaska Bound, 33–34 Alaska State Capitol (Juneau), restaurants, 221–227 Alaska Canoe & Campground 154 shopping, 244–245 (Sterling), 301 Alaska State Council on the sights and attractions, Alaska Center for the Perform- Arts, 27 227–237 ing Arts (Anchorage), 230, Alaska State Fair special events, 211–212 233 Anchorage, 212 spectator sports, 236–237 Alaska Day Festival, 24 Palmer, 24 traveling to, 208–209 Alaska Discovery, 40, 54, 165, Alaska State Museum (Juneau), visitor information, 211 167, 178, 181, 457, 464 152 Anchorage Folk Festival, 211 The Alaska Experience Theatre Alaska State Troopers Museum The Anchorage Fur Rendezvous (Anchorage),COPYRIGHTED 233 (Anchorage), 232 MATERIALWinter Festival, 21 Alaska Fly ‘N’ Fish Charters, Alaska Tour and Travel, 34 Anchorage Museum of History 162, 167, 168 Alaska Travel Adventures, and Art, 232, 244 The Alaska Folk Festival 165, 174 Angel Rocks Trail, 408 (Juneau), 23, 152 Alaska Travel Industry The Arctic, 434–435 Alaska-Gastineau Mill and Gold Association, 56 Arctic Circle, 413 Mine Tour (Juneau), 152 Alaska Wildland Adventures, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Alaska Highway, 29, 382, 40, 54 (ANWR), 464 415–422 Alaska Wildlife Conservation Area code, 54 Alaska Highway Cruises, 30 Center, 249 Art galleries Alaska Indian Arts Cultural The Alaska Zoo (Anchorage), Anchorage, 245 Center (Haines), 187 235 Chitina, 428 16_945544 bindex.qxp 10/20/06 9:33 AM Page 490 490 INDEX Art galleries (cont.) Begich-Boggs Visitor Center Boating (boat rentals). See also Fairbanks, 396 (Portage Glacier), 250 Canoeing; Kayaking; Sailing Halibut Cove, 311 The Begich Towers (Whittier), Chugach National Forest, Homer, 306 270 267–268 Juneau, 158 Beluga Point, 247, 248 safety concerns, 48–49 Ketchikan, 106 Bering Sea Ice Golf Classic Seward, 278 Sitka, 141 (Nome), 454 Boat tours and excursions. See Ask Matt Alaskan Adventures & Biking and mountain biking, also Cruise ships and lines Tours, 34 35–36 Glacier Bay National Park, Attu, 448–449 Anchorage, 210–211, 238 177–178 Auke Village Campground, 172 Chugach National Forest, 266 Kenai Fjords, 286–288 Auke Village Recreation Denali Highway, 344 Portage Glacier, 250 Area, 161 Denali National Park, 362 Punchbowl Cove, 112 Aurora borealis, 389 Fairbanks, 395 St. Lazaria Island, 142 Avalanches, 47 Gustavus, 181 Sitka area, 142 Haines, 186, 188 Talkeetna, 375 Homer, 308 Tracy Arm, 166 Backcountry skiing, Juneau, 151 Whittier, 272–273 Anchorage, 243 Ketchikan, 102 BP Top of the World Classic Backpacking, 35 Nome, 456 (Fairbanks), 388 Chena Hot Springs Road, 408 Skagway, 201 Brooks Camp (Katmai), 443–445 Denali National Park, Valdez, 327 Buckwheat Ski Classic 358–359 Wrangell, 119–120 (Skagway), 197 Skagway, 200 Wrangell–St. Elias National Bunnell Street Gallery (Homer), Wrangell–St. Elias National Park, 430 306 Park, 429–430 The Birch Hill Recreation The Bush, 3, 17, 433–464 Bald eagles Area, 396 exploring, 434–435 The Alaska Bald Eagle Festival Bird Creek, 241, 249 Native people of, 433–434 (Haines), 24, 186 Bird Creek Campground, 220 Bush pilots, 28 Alaska Raptor Center (Sitka), Bird Point, 249 Business hours, 54 41, 140–141 Bird Ridge Trail, 248 Buskin River State Recreation Haines, 184, 186–188 Birds and bird-watching, 36. Site, 439 Juneau, 162 See also Eagles and eagle Ketchikan, 106 viewing Petersburg, 127 Anchorage, 239–241 Caines Head State Recre- The Baranov Museum (Kodiak), Cordova, 332 ation Area, 279, 283 439 Fairbanks, 394 Calendar of events, 21–24 Barrow, 458–463 Haines, 188 Campbell Creek, 241 climate, 18 Homer, 305 Campbell Creek Science Center Bartlett Cove, 177 Juneau, 162 (Anchorage), 239 Bartlett Lake Trail, 177 Kenai/Soldotna, 296 Camping, 37. See also Forest Bartlett River Trail, 177 Kodiak, 441 Service cabins Baseball, Anchorage, 236 Nome, 456 Anchorage, 220–221 Basketball, Anchorage, 236 Petersburg, 129 Chena Hot Springs Road, 409 Battery Point Trail, 189 The Pribilof Islands, 451–452 Chugach National Forest, BC Ferries, 94–95 the Seward Highway, 263 268–270 Bears and bear viewing Sitka, 140–142 Dalton Highway area, 415 Anan Wildlife Observatory, special events, 23, 24 Delta Junction, 422 121–122 Unalaska, 450 Denali National Park, 342, Barrow, 461–462 Black Ball Transport, 95 347, 364–365 best places to view, 10–11 Black Bear Campground, 269 Exit Glacier, 285–286 Homer, 314 Blind River Rapids, 129 Fairbanks, 402 Katmai National Park, Blind Slough, 129 Glacier Bay National 442–443 Blind Slough Recreation Park, 179 Ketchikan, 107 Area, 129 Homer, 317 Kodiak, 439–440 The Blueberry Arts Festival Juneau, 172 safety concerns, 47–48 (Ketchikan), 103 Kenai National Wildlife Bear Tooth Theatre Pub Blues on the Green Refuge, 301 (Anchorage), 246 (Anchorage), 212 16_945544 bindex.qxp 10/20/06 9:33 AM Page 491 INDEX 491 Kenai/Soldotna, 298 Chief Shakes Hot Springs, 121 Crooked Creek and Whiskey Ketchikan, 111 Chief Shakes Island, 118 Island Railroad (Fairbanks), Petersburg, 132 Children, families with 390 Portage Glacier, 250 information and resources, Cross-country skiing Seward, 282–283 53–54 Anchorage, 243 Sitka, 146 suggested itinerary, 67–68 Fairbanks, 396 Skagway, 202 Childs Glacier, 8, 334, 335 Juneau, 164–165 Talkeetna, 375 Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, 188 Mount Alyeska, 252 Valdez, 329 Chilkoot Pass Trail, 200 Crow Creek Mine (Girdwood), Wrangell, 123 Chitina, 427, 428 251 Wrangell–St. Elias National Chugach Mountains, 5 Crow Pass Trail, 240, 253 Park, 431 Chugach National Forest, 204, Cruise America, 30 Canada, 415–418, 426 260, 265–270 Cruise ships and lines, 28, The Canned Salmon Classic Chugach State Park, 204, 237 71–90. See also specific (Petersburg), 127 Church of the Immaculate Con- cruise lines Canoeing, 37 ception (Fairbanks), 388 best ships and cruise experi- Chena Hot Springs Road, 409 Circle District Historical ences, 5, 75–77 Cordova, 335–336 Museum (Central), 411 big ships, 74–75, 78–79, Fairbanks, 394–395 City Hall (Anchorage), 230–231 85–90 Kenai National Wildlife City Park booking, 77–81 Refuge, 300 Ketchikan, 105 cabins, 81 The Cape Fox Hill–Creek Street Wrangell, 119, 123 cost of cruises, 79–80 Funicular (Ketchikan), 105 Clausen Memorial Museum Inside Passage or Gulf of Captain Cook Monument (Petersburg), 127–128 Alaska, 72–73 (Anchorage), 231 Climate, 17, 19–20 Juneau, 158 Captain Cook State Recreation Climate change, 264, 459, 473 seasons, 72 Area, 301 Clipper Cruise Line, 82–83 small ships, 73–74, 81–85 Carlo Creek, 341 Clothing, climate and, 20–21 booking, 78 Carnival Cruise Lines, 85–86 Coal Point Trading Co. Cruisetours, best ships for, 76 Car rentals, 29–30 (Homer), 312 Cruise West, 83 insurance, 46 Coldfoot Camp, 414 Currency, 55 Carrie M. McLain Memorial Columbia Glacier, 326 Customs regulations, 43–44 Museum (Nome), 454 Concert on the Lawn Cyrano’s Off-Center Playhouse Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska (Homer), 305 (Anchorage), 228 Shootout (Anchorage), 24, 212 Cooper Creek Campground, 270 Carter Lake Trail, 266 Cooper Landing, 289–292 Car travel, 29–30 Cope Park (Juneau), 156 Dalton Highway, 9, 412–415 driving safety, 50–51 Copper Center, 425 Dawson City (Canada), 416 ferries, 95 Copper River Delta, 265, Deadhorse, 414, 463 Celebrity Cruises, 86 334–336 Deer Mountain Trail, 108 Centennial Park (Anchorage), Copper River Delta Shorebird Deer Mountain Tribal Hatchery 220 Festival (Cordova), 23, 332 and Eagle Center Centennial Park Campground Copper River Highway, (Ketchikan), 105–106 (Soldotna), 298 331–332 Delta Junction, 420–422 Center for Alaskan Coastal Cordova, 259, 330–338 Delta State Recreation Area Studies (Homer), 313 Cordova Historical Museum, 333 campground, 422 Central, 411 The Cordova Ice Worm Denali Highway, 8, 344, 405 Chena Dome Trail, 408 Festival, 332 Denali National Park and Chena Hot Springs Resort, Corrington Museum of Alaska environs, 2–3, 63, 66, 339–378 409–410 History (Skagway), 199 accommodations, 364–370 Chena Hot Springs