The Milepost Tour Guide App

I've had the iOS Milepost on the iPad for a couple of months and find it MUCH handier than the "book". The book was very cheaply printed and pages started coming out early in the trip. The App has a nice search function that is not available in the "book". JMOO

Edit --- Joe, I turned my iPad on airplane mode and my 2013 Milepost still works. Are we talking about the actual Milepost or an abbreviated App ?

There are two different downloads from The Milepost available that I have checked out. One is the digital version of the paper version, and the other is the Tour Guide which I have just recently downloaded. It appears to be mainly maps with the different communities shown. By clicking on the community, it gives more information. I haven't played with it enough to make many, if any, intelligent comments about the new app.

The digital version of the large printed Milepost is just that, same info, same maps, etc. I downloaded the digital version prior to our last trip in 2011. When I bought the paper version it came with a code to allow for a free download copy of the same guide. I used both at night to varying degrees for planning the next days travel plans.

The new Tour Guide app first asks if it can use my current location, and when told yes, I find myself about 3,700 miles frm the Alaska Highway. One of my question I have, is if the new app is going to track my location on the Alaska Hwy and show where I am at any given time. That would be nice if it could use the built in location function of my iPad. But I don't know if it will or not till someone tries the app while actually on the the Akaska Hwy.

Perhaps some of the Whitehorse or Alaska forum members can try out the new app on their tablets and let us know. Hopefully the new app will be helpfull, if not it will be easy enough to remove from my iPads.

DUH! I feel quite stupid. If I had read the info on page 2 of my new Milepost I would have found out how to get the digital version.

Thanks Joe.

Installed the Android app on my Nexus. It works but so far it seems to require web access. That won't be real useful for me. I can't see any way to download it.

Haven't found the Android Tour Guide Joe mentions. Where is it?

I haven't yet downloaded the version to my laptop. Will try that later.

I was in Anchorage for the past week and noted they are promoting this app: http://alaskaapp.com/

Also this site for "Travel Advice from Alaska Insiders": http://www.alaska.org/

Ok, didn't realize that app was by milepost folks, it is on my iPhone....keep saying I'm to far away ;-)

Edit ... The one I have is the Alaska-app as mentioned in the note earlier by Sue.

Go to page 2 in the 2014 milepost and it gives the information for ipad/iPhone download app.

Also in 2013 milepost

Chiefelectusn wrote:
Go to page 2 in the 2014 milepost and it gives the information for ipad/iPhone download app. Also in 2013 milepost

I downloaded it from the link in my 2013 printed Milepost before we left for Alaska last June. But I found that I could find things faster just by using the printed version, so I didn't really find the downloaded Milepost that useful.

When I entered the code from my milepost for the digital version I got a pdf file that I was able to download and save on my computer and it appears to have exactly the same thing as the paper version.

So my question: Is that pdf file what you guys are talking about being the digital version or is there something else that I am missing?

Astinker, there are two separate downloads available. One is the digital copy of The Milepost, which you mention that requires the code from your purchased copy.

This thread was about the other app, called the Tour Guide. It is a free download available to all. I know it is available for Apple products as I put it on my iPads. Someone else mentioned it is also out for Android devices.

I have spent a few more hours on it, and was contacted by The staff, guessing others were as well, asking for my opinion. My initial thought is that it is a good start, but still limited. The only places on the app are in the towns, nothing listed in between, at the roadhouses, etc. Much like the paper edition of the Milepost, it is oriented toward only those places that buy an ad. So in a place like Teslin, for example, they don't show any campgrounds, just the Johnson Museum, since they bought an ad. The nice campground operated by the Yukon Motel, isn't mentioned as they didn't buy an ad.

Just a personal thing with me, but I feel that any app or publication that calls themselves a guide, should list all the places, that handle the tourist trade.

I got the app from the iTunes Store. Searched for The Milepost Tour Guide but had to change my filter, up at the top of the page to iPhone only. It wouldn't pull it up if I had the iPad only checked instead. Anyway it downloaded fine to my iPad. I forgot to mention this to the staff at the Tour Guide, when I sent them an email of my opinions about the app. They requested it.