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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 and English at UAA, wrote poetry and was a regular on a podcast that discussed philosophy and psychology. ....