{"product_id":"rving-alaska-and-canada-a-how-to-and-why-not-book","title":"RVing Alaska and Canada: A \"How to\" and \"Why not\" Book","description":"Sharlene “Charlie” Minshall, a single, solo, full-time RVer for twenty years, criss-crossed North America countless times from Mexico to Labrador, Florida to the Northwest Territories. She toured Alaska and Western Canada five times for a total of two years. This fourth revision reveals “How to” chapters on where to stay, when to go, what to take, road conditions and distances, plus information on border crossing, communications, boondocking, safety, pets, and photography. Tips are scattered throughout the book. One chapter reveals the necessities, pitfalls, and approximate costs of flying into Alaska and renting a RV. “Why not” mapped chapters include all major paved and gravel roads as this author of six RV-related books leads you through her humorous misadventures with Katmai grizzlies, remote villages, the Aurora Borealis, Segway riding, dog mushing and canoeing the Yukon River. Whether you are driving a car, RVing, or an Armchair Adventurer, it is an exciting and helpful book. She is working on a new 5th edition book for 2016, along with an e-book edition.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1439218013\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1439218013.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Minshall, Sharlene \"Charlie\"\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43338286628925,"sku":"BVV.1439218013.A","price":16.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1439218013-0.jpg?v=1783914381","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/rving-alaska-and-canada-a-how-to-and-why-not-book","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}