The Pacific: Hawaii & Alaska

by Kim Heacox, Kim Heacox

Featuring glorious full-color photos and maps throughout, this new addition to the Smithsonian Guides to Natural America covers the parks, wilderness preserves, nature sanctuaries, and scenic wonders to be found in the rugged and remote areas of Alaska and Hawaii. Over 150 color photos.

Genres: Travel, Nature, Geography, Natural History

288 pages, Paperback

First published May 2, 1995

About the author

Kim Heacox is the author of more than a dozen books, five of them published by National Geographic.

He’s won the National Outdoor Book Award twice, first in 2015 for his novel Jimmy Bluefeather, the only work of fiction in 25 years to win the award. And again in 2020 for his memoir, The Only Kayak, as an “outdoor classic” (originally published in 2005).

He writes opinion-editorials for The Guardian in celebration and defense of the natural world, and lives in a small town in coastal Alaska with his wife, Melanie, where they support the emerging Glacier Bay Leadership Program within Tidelines Institute. Learn more about him at www.kimheacox.com and download the Jimmy Bluefeather book club guide at westmarginpress.com.

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an OLD edition. I wondered what had changed in the years since it was written. But it was interesting and useful.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series is informative, with excellent, often spectacular, photography.