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moon alaska travel guidebook by lisa maloney

Third edition of Moon Alaska now available!

I am delighted to announce that the third edition of my award-winning travel guidebook, “Moon Alaska,” is now available! Moon Alaska covers highlights throughout the the entire state and is focused primarily on independent travel, but makes a comprehensive — and informative — guide for cruise passengers and tour participants. Moon Alaska should be available […]

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cover image of hiking guidebook "Day Hiking Southcentral Alaska" by Lisa Maloney

“Day Hiking Southcentral Alaska” now available for preorder!

Hooray! I am thrilled to announce that my new hiking guidebook, “Day Hiking Southcentral Alaska” from Mountaineers Books, is now available for preorder. It includes one hundred hikes, spanning all the way from the northern Mat-Su Valley down to the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula. The release date is April 1, but the printer

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“Moon Alaska” wins Silver Award from North American Travel Journalists Association

I’m a little late to my own party here, but I had to take a (short) step back in time and share that in 2018 my travel guidebook, “Moon Alaska,” won a Silver Award in its category from the North American Travel Journalists Association. That means it placed second in the nation — not too

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