North to Alaska!

I just finished reading Travelers' Tales Alaska -- a collection of true stories of travel and life up north. This was certainly faster reading than the Australia book, but it still got slow at times. I think the problem with the Travelers' Tales books is the books about specific places aren't as varied as their theme books. For instance, the prevailing theme in the Australia book seemed to be man vs. the desert and in the Alaska book it was man vs. the cold and man vs. wildlife. The stories that were a bit different are the ones I remember, such as the story about camping at Wal-Mart. Still, since I'm hoping to go to Alaska this year, it was a good read.