Search and Rescue Alaska - Paperback

by Tracy Salcedo (Author)

In a place as vast and extreme as Alaska, no one takes safety for granted. Whether adventurer or homesteader, tourist or native, people look out for themselves and for each other. But sometimes it just goes bad, and no amount of resourcefulness or resiliency can make it right. That's when search and rescue teams kick into gear, launching operations by air and by land that have generated amazing tales of heroism, tenacity, and human kindness. These stories and others in this compilation will kindle a new appreciation for the skilled and selfless pilots, troopers, military personnel, and rangers on call for search and rescue in Alaska.

Author Biography

Tracy Salcedo is the author of Historic Yosemite National Park, Historic Denali National Park and Preserve, and Death in Mount Rainier National Park. She has also written a number of FalconGuides, including Hiking Through History San Francisco, Hiking Lassen Volcanic National Park, Best Hikes Sacramento, Best Hikes Near Reno-Lake Tahoe, and Best Easy Day Hikes guides to the San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Tahoe. She lives and works in California's Wine Country. You can learn more by visiting her website at www.laughingwaterink.com.