Cover of our 2013 trail guide (celebrating 10th anniversary in 2013)
Guide to natural and cultural history of the CBJ, summarizing Discovery’s longterm study on contract with Parks & Recreation that delivered 3-panel trailhead signs in 2011. Bedrock and surficial geology, watersheds, hydrology, habitats, fish & wildlife, and human history. Prolifically illustrated with maps, RC graphics, and recent & historic photographs. Available in most local bookstores, including Discovery’s store at the glacier visitor center.
Anniversary update
Our watershed-based guide to selected trails of Aak’w Aani is now a decade old! While the nature-&-culture content has held up fairly well, technology keeps striding forward, sometimes forsaking antiquated tools, or severing links, especially in the ephemeral world of internet offerings. For this digital update, I’m renewing download links, especially from the References section.
Place names We’ve also advanced in the world of place-naming. It now feels disrespectful to use colonial names when the Lingít is published and available. Revised chapter-headings have Lingit name first, with colonial or ‘commemorative’ name in parentheses.
Photo dates Images of places soon historical resources, so it’s helpful to know when they were taken. I’ve added a bold-font year to most place photos.
Print vs digital Proceeds from sales of our printed trail guide support Discovery Southeast programs, so we don’t offer free digital versions of the entire 76 pages—only this ‘fore-&-aft’ material. But I encourage you to download and keep this 6-page cbjtrails-newlinks.pdf at hand for easiest access—next time you’re heading out to, say, Eagle Valley Center, and need a useful brochure-pdf on your phone, with trail map and guide to interpretive stations. Scroll to References, scan for the appropriate item, and jump online with the blue-signaled hyperlink.
