Author: William Chapman White
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815680284
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
It is an excellent thing that these columns about the Adirondacks are here given permanence. They constitute Bill White's love letter to the country where he lived his last years and found his greatest happiness...They are his tribute--and a worthy epitaph.'--Alfred S. Dashiell, former Managing Editor, Reader's Digest
Just about Everything in the Adirondacks
Author: William Chapman White
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815680284
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
It is an excellent thing that these columns about the Adirondacks are here given permanence. They constitute Bill White's love letter to the country where he lived his last years and found his greatest happiness...They are his tribute--and a worthy epitaph.'--Alfred S. Dashiell, former Managing Editor, Reader's Digest
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815680284
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
It is an excellent thing that these columns about the Adirondacks are here given permanence. They constitute Bill White's love letter to the country where he lived his last years and found his greatest happiness...They are his tribute--and a worthy epitaph.'--Alfred S. Dashiell, former Managing Editor, Reader's Digest
Perspectives on the Adirondacks
Author: Barbara McMartin
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815608950
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Barbara McMartin narrates the history of Adirondack environmental policy in depth, beginning with the 1970 formation of the Adirondack Park Agency, set up to regulate private development and to oversee the planning of public terrain. Although hailed as the most innovative land-use legislation of its time, it ignited a wildfire of controversy, creating a landscape of conflict. Park residents protested. Government stood firm. Over the decades, disparate groups have sought to shape an effective program to protect Adirondack wildland but cannot seem to work together. This is the first comprehensive account of that ongoing drama: a stirring story of the environmental movement, public action, and government failure and success.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815608950
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Barbara McMartin narrates the history of Adirondack environmental policy in depth, beginning with the 1970 formation of the Adirondack Park Agency, set up to regulate private development and to oversee the planning of public terrain. Although hailed as the most innovative land-use legislation of its time, it ignited a wildfire of controversy, creating a landscape of conflict. Park residents protested. Government stood firm. Over the decades, disparate groups have sought to shape an effective program to protect Adirondack wildland but cannot seem to work together. This is the first comprehensive account of that ongoing drama: a stirring story of the environmental movement, public action, and government failure and success.
The Trails of the Adirondacks
Author: Carl Heilman II
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 1599621533
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This official book published with the Adirondack Mountain Club celebrates America's original hiking destination through breathtaking contemporary photography, maps, rarely seen archival photos, and a text that brings the history of the trails to life. The Adirondack Park is home to the largest protected natural area in the lower 48 states--six million acres including more than 10,000 lakes, 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, and thousands of miles of hiking trails running from mountain summits through a wide variety of habitats including wetlands and old-growth forests. How better to view this wilderness than afoot on the many trails, many leading to some of the most picturesque summits in North America. There are trails for everyone in the Adirondacks. Today, thousands enjoy hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing trails to backcountry destinations all around the park while others aspire to climb all 46 peaks. Water trails include the historic Fulton Chain of Lakes, Raquette River, and Saranac River routes, in addition to more intimate paddles across wild lakes and waters that meander through towering mountains and verdant forests. Every season has its own charm, all portrayed here in this one of a kind volume of history and photography along Adirondack trails. This is a book for anyone who enjoys travelling through the Adirondack backcountry and includes unique and picturesque destinations throughout the Adirondack Park in addition to a comprehensive history on hiking in the Adirondacks. From the dramatic beauty of the Lake George Wild Forest, to numerous fire tower summits and open ledges and mountaintops scattered around the park, and the rugged splendor of the High Peaks and bucolic beauty of the Champlain Valley, this book covers it all.
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 1599621533
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This official book published with the Adirondack Mountain Club celebrates America's original hiking destination through breathtaking contemporary photography, maps, rarely seen archival photos, and a text that brings the history of the trails to life. The Adirondack Park is home to the largest protected natural area in the lower 48 states--six million acres including more than 10,000 lakes, 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, and thousands of miles of hiking trails running from mountain summits through a wide variety of habitats including wetlands and old-growth forests. How better to view this wilderness than afoot on the many trails, many leading to some of the most picturesque summits in North America. There are trails for everyone in the Adirondacks. Today, thousands enjoy hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing trails to backcountry destinations all around the park while others aspire to climb all 46 peaks. Water trails include the historic Fulton Chain of Lakes, Raquette River, and Saranac River routes, in addition to more intimate paddles across wild lakes and waters that meander through towering mountains and verdant forests. Every season has its own charm, all portrayed here in this one of a kind volume of history and photography along Adirondack trails. This is a book for anyone who enjoys travelling through the Adirondack backcountry and includes unique and picturesque destinations throughout the Adirondack Park in addition to a comprehensive history on hiking in the Adirondacks. From the dramatic beauty of the Lake George Wild Forest, to numerous fire tower summits and open ledges and mountaintops scattered around the park, and the rugged splendor of the High Peaks and bucolic beauty of the Champlain Valley, this book covers it all.
Adventures in the Wilderness
Author: William Henry Harrison Murray
Publisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
At the Mercy of the Mountains
Author: Peter Bronski
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493009273
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
In the tradition of Eiger Dreams, In the Zone: Epic Survival Stories from the Mountaineering World, and Not Without Peril, comes a new book that examines the thrills and perils of outdoor adventure in the “East’s greatest wilderness,” the Adirondacks.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493009273
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
In the tradition of Eiger Dreams, In the Zone: Epic Survival Stories from the Mountaineering World, and Not Without Peril, comes a new book that examines the thrills and perils of outdoor adventure in the “East’s greatest wilderness,” the Adirondacks.
The Adirondack Slide Guide
Author: Drew Haas
Publisher: Dacksdescents Pub.
ISBN: 9780978655402
Category : Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher: Dacksdescents Pub.
ISBN: 9780978655402
Category : Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Lost Ski Areas of the Northern Adirondacks
Author: Jeremy K. Davis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625846045
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Some of the northern Adirondacks' most beloved ski areas have sadly not survived the test of time despite the pristine powder found from the High Peaks to the St. Lawrence. Even after hosting the Winter Olympics twice, Lake Placid hides fourteen abandoned ski areas. In the Whiteface area, the once-prosperous resort Paleface, or Bassett Mountain, succumbed after a series of bad winters. Juniper Hills was "the biggest little hill in the North Country" and welcomed families in the Northern Tier for more than fifteen years. Big Tupper in Tupper Lake and Otis Mountain in Elizabethtown defied the odds and were lovingly restored in recent years. Jeremy Davis of the New England/Northeast Lost Ski Areas Project rediscovers these lost trails and shares beloved memories of the people who skied on them.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625846045
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Some of the northern Adirondacks' most beloved ski areas have sadly not survived the test of time despite the pristine powder found from the High Peaks to the St. Lawrence. Even after hosting the Winter Olympics twice, Lake Placid hides fourteen abandoned ski areas. In the Whiteface area, the once-prosperous resort Paleface, or Bassett Mountain, succumbed after a series of bad winters. Juniper Hills was "the biggest little hill in the North Country" and welcomed families in the Northern Tier for more than fifteen years. Big Tupper in Tupper Lake and Otis Mountain in Elizabethtown defied the odds and were lovingly restored in recent years. Jeremy Davis of the New England/Northeast Lost Ski Areas Project rediscovers these lost trails and shares beloved memories of the people who skied on them.
The Adirondack Kids
Author: Justin VanRiper
Publisher: North Country Books
ISBN: 9780970704405
Category : Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Justin Robert is ten years old and likes computers, biking and peanut butter cups. But his passion is animals. When an uncommon pair of common loons takes up residence on Fourth Lake near the family camp, he will do anything he can to protect them.
Publisher: North Country Books
ISBN: 9780970704405
Category : Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Justin Robert is ten years old and likes computers, biking and peanut butter cups. But his passion is animals. When an uncommon pair of common loons takes up residence on Fourth Lake near the family camp, he will do anything he can to protect them.
Great Camps of the Adirondacks
Author: Harvey H. Kaiser
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 9781567920734
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The author does a thorough job in explaining the beginnings of rustic architecture and why it has a permanent place in the culture. The mix of social background and the history of the early Adirondack camps provides a designers guidebook.
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 9781567920734
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The author does a thorough job in explaining the beginnings of rustic architecture and why it has a permanent place in the culture. The mix of social background and the history of the early Adirondack camps provides a designers guidebook.
Panther Gorge
Author: Kevin MacKenzie
Publisher: MudRat Publications
ISBN: 9780578480619
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Panther Gorge explores the history one of the most remote regions in New York's Adirondack High Peak region. Two thousand feet deep and riddled with sheer cliffs, the chasm lies between Mts. Marcy and Haystack, the state's first and third highest points. A surprisingly rich history begins on a pathless landscape and includes visits by the earliest Adirondack pioneers including surveyor Verplanck Colvin, guides O.S. Phelps and Jim Goodwin, author Alfred B. Street, and a host of others. Panther Gorge also documents the author's explorations into the region during the period from 2009-2018 to pioneer new rock and ice climbs. Detailed narratives, over 170 color photographs, maps, and route plates allow the reader to vicariously experience one of the most mysterious places in the Adirondack high country.
Publisher: MudRat Publications
ISBN: 9780578480619
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Panther Gorge explores the history one of the most remote regions in New York's Adirondack High Peak region. Two thousand feet deep and riddled with sheer cliffs, the chasm lies between Mts. Marcy and Haystack, the state's first and third highest points. A surprisingly rich history begins on a pathless landscape and includes visits by the earliest Adirondack pioneers including surveyor Verplanck Colvin, guides O.S. Phelps and Jim Goodwin, author Alfred B. Street, and a host of others. Panther Gorge also documents the author's explorations into the region during the period from 2009-2018 to pioneer new rock and ice climbs. Detailed narratives, over 170 color photographs, maps, and route plates allow the reader to vicariously experience one of the most mysterious places in the Adirondack high country.