dventure Guide to the
Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska 4th Edition
dventure Guide to the
Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska 4th Edition
Ed & Lynn Readicker-Henderson
HUNTER
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This and other Hunter travel guides are also available as e-books in a variety of digital formats through our on-line partners, including netlibrary.com, Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, publicationsunbound.com and eBooks.com. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. This guide focuses on recreational activities. As all such activities contain elements of risk, the publisher, author, affiliated individuals and companies disclaim responsibility for any injury, harm, or illness that may occur to anyone through, or by use of, the information in this book. Every effort was made to insure the accuracy of information in this book, but the publisher and author do not assume, and hereby disclaim, liability for any loss or damage caused by errors, omissions, misleading information or potential travel problems caused by this guide, even if such errors or omissions are the result of negligence, accident or any other cause. Cover photo © Estock Photo. Sea lions on channel marker. Back photo & interior images © Lynn & Ed Readicker-Henderson Index by Elite Indexing Cartoons by Joe Kohl Maps by Kim André © 2002 Hunter Publishing, Inc. (Base maps provided by Lynn Readicker-Henderson) 1
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