It isn't all polar bears and Eskimos, ice and snow. America's 49th, and biggest, state covers three climatic zones, with landscapes varying from evergreen forest to treeless tundra. Glistening glaciers, an abundant wildlife, coastal communities clinging to their traditions, an 800-mile oil pipeline -- Alaska is almost larger than life. From the gold-rush towns of the Inside Passage to Denali national Park, from the Gateway city of Anchorage to remote Arctic communities, this book reveals the natural wonders of America's Outback, and includes a chapter on Canada's Yukon.