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North Pole, AK, 180, 203 Northwestern Fjord Tour, 114–115 Nuggett Inn, Nome, 318 O’Brien’s Pub and Eatery, Ketchikan, 212–213 Ohmer Creek Campground, Tongass National Forest, 234–235 Olerud, Dave, 287 ORCA Enterprises/Juneau Alaska Whale Watching, 270 Outlook Park, Petersburg, 238 Outside, meaning of, 8 packing for Alaska, 29–33 Palin, Sarah, home of, 90 Palmer, AK, 48 (map), 87–91, 323–324 Palmer Museum and Visitor Center, 88 Pangea Adventures, Valdez, 303 Park Creek Brown Bear Sanctuary, Admiralty Island, 272 parks for all, 46 Passage Canal, 96 passports, 12–13 Patterson Glacier, 240 PenAir, Anchorage, 310 People Mover bus service, 59 Perseverance Trail, Tongass National Forest, 215, 216 Petersburg, AK overview, 230–231 arriving, 230–231 bicycle rentals, 232 camping, 234–235 eating, 235–236 fishing, 239 flightseeing, 239–240 getting around, 232 kayaking, 238–239 lodging, 233–234 medical care, 233–234 museums and cultural experiences, 236–237 shopping/groceries, 232 tours, 240 visitor information, 232 walking and hiking, 237–238 Peterson Bay Field Station, Homer, 134–136 Petroglyph Beach, Wrangell, 226 Phillips Cruises and Tours, Whittier, 97 picnics, 108 Pike’s Landing Restaurant and Lounge, Fairbanks, 183–184 Pike’s Lodge, Fairbanks, 183–184 pilots, 154, 310, 311, 312, 321 Pioneer Air Museum, Fairbanks, 192 Pioneer Park, Fairbanks, 195–196 Pizza Bella, Delta Junction, 300 Pizza Express, Sitka, 247 planes, small, 311 planetarium, Anchorage, 71 Planet Earth Adventures, 309 planning for an Alaska adventure air travel, 8–10, 310–311 baby supplies and equipment, 32 car seats, 33 car travel, 10–13 children with special needs, 45–47 clothing, 29–33, 43 cost of traveling in Alaska, 307 family routines, maintaining, 5 ferry travel, 13–14 gear, 29 lodging, 308 Milepost, The, 10, 12 mosquitoes, 41–43 MP3 players, 4–5 passports, 12–13 seasons, 1–6, 11, 16, 291 services in Alaska’s backcountry, 308 train travel, 151 weather, 2, 9 wildlife and wildlife safety, 3, 6, 36–41 See also cruise lines; cruising playgroups, in Anchorage, 77 Polar Bear Jump, Seward, 322 polar bears, 38 Portage, AK, 94 Portage Glacier, Kenai Peninsula, 95–96 Portage Highway, 95 Portage Valley, 97 Potlatch Totem Park, Ketchikan, 214 Pratt Museum, Homer, 132–133 Princess Cruises and Tours, 19–20, 97, 154 Prince William Sound, 50, 93, 301, 321 Prince William Sound Museum, Whittier, 97 Prospector Hotel, Juneau, 258–259 Pump House, Fairbanks, 188 railroads. See Alaska Railroad railroads, narrow-gauge, 281, 282 Rainbow Glacier Adventures, Haines, 287 Rainforest Islands Ferry, 221 reading, by Wrangell residents, 223 recreational vehicles (RVs) children and, 293–296 rental companies, 297 335 Index

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