The Milepost 2012

 (51 customer reviews)

The 2011 edition of "The Milepost" is the most recent version of the most uniquely valuable travel guide to the road network in the State of Alaska and Northwest Canada (British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alberta provinces). This guide is a must-have resource for the tourist, RVer, and North Country camper.

Alaska and Northwest Canada cover a huge geographic area with significant terrain and weather variations and far less infrastructure than most travelers are used to in the lower '48 states or urban Canada. Travelers should not expect gas stations, restaurants, and franchise hotels at every exit off the main roads, nor should they expect that facilities, or even the roads themselves, are open year-round. Dangerous weather and driving conditions are possible to likely as much as six months of the year. In addition, travelers need to be alert to the prospects of wildlife viewing and the dangers of close encounters in the road.

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First, let me start by saying the good things about this guide. There are many lovely pictures in it and the maps are fantastic. The Dalton Highway Guide seems very useful and the introduction gives you a very good understanding of what you can expect on the highway as far as road conditions and boarder crossings.

However, there are some pretty HUGE flaws with this guide...

For starters, there is just TOO much POINTLESS information in this guide. The "mile by mile" guides of an over thousand mile highway seems great at first but when you actually get it in your hands you quickly realize that there is simply to much information to sift through in order to find what is valuable. I don't care that the guide points out that there is a turnout at 493.7 miles past Dawsons Creek (I have eyes to see it for myself) or that a bear took a dump at mile 567.2. What I would care about is having point out the dozens upon dozens of FREE CAMPING SITES along the way that...Read more

We have traveled between AK and WA many times, and this book is always a key part of our trip. Whether we are planning to make it a straight-through drive with as few stops as possible, or if we feel like taking the scenic route and having a little fun along the way - The Milepost is always helpful and educational. The guide is loaded with everything from where gas stations and rv parks/hotels are located to where museums and worthy off the road stops are and even descriptions of different flowers and animals seen in one place vs another. Because it is updated annually, supposedly by real people who actually travel the road each year, very few times have we ever found outdated info.

I love how it is a true milepost # by milepost # type set-up. We never have to guess how far to the next stop or break. It can be awkward if you have to read the chapters backwards - depending on if you are traveling North or South, but once that is figured out, all is good.

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