Renaissance man Shawn Lyons, who wrote the book on Alaska hiking, dies at 66
Renaissance man Shawn Lyons, who wrote the book on Alaska hiking, dies at 66 Share on Facebook Print article Shawn Lyons — poet, classical guitarist, teacher, historian, restauranteur and an adventurous hiker who left his footprints across the Chugach Mountains and far, far beyond — died suddenly Tuesday at an Anchorage hospital. He was 66. Lyons was the unique center of a wildly diverse Venn diagram. He wrote the multi-volume “Walk-About Guide to Alaska,” was a board member of the Alaska Huts Association, played classical guitar nightly at a Mediterranean restaurant, taught music...
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