In The Adirondacks
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The Adirondacks
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Release Date : 2017-03-14
The Adirondacks written by and has been published by Rizzoli Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-14 with Photography categories.
A stunning tribute to one of America’s natural treasures in panoramic photographs of the Adirondack Park’s grand mountains, pristine woods, and picturesque waterways. Covering more ground than Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon combined, the Adirondack Park is one of the great wilderness areas in this country. This volume presents an all-new selection of images, with a focus on how the seasons transform the landscape: the tree-covered mountains in autumnal glory, rivers hushed by winter snow, verdant meadows alive with spring, wildlife such as bears and moose, as well as historic resorts and villages. Each chapter covers a different corner of the park, from Lake Placid and the High Peaks to Saranac Lake, Lake George, and the Fulton Chain. To appreciate the wonders of the Adirondacks through the lens of one of the area’s most accomplished photographers is like exploring them for the first time.
Adventures In The Wilderness Or Camp Life In The Adirondacks
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Author : William Henry Harrison Murray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1869
Adventures In The Wilderness Or Camp Life In The Adirondacks written by William Henry Harrison Murray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1869 with Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) categories.
The Trails Of The Adirondacks
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Author : Carl Heilman II
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Release Date : 2019-04-16
The Trails Of The Adirondacks written by Carl Heilman II and has been published by Rizzoli Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-16 with Travel categories.
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.
At The Mercy Of The Mountains
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Author : Peter Bronski
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2008-02-26
At The Mercy Of The Mountains written by Peter Bronski and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-26 with Nature categories.
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.
Great Camps Of The Adirondacks
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Author : Harvey H. Kaiser
language : en
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Release Date : 2003-07
Great Camps Of The Adirondacks written by Harvey H. Kaiser and has been published by David R. Godine Publisher this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07 with Architecture categories.
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.
The Adirondack Or Life In The Woods
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Author : Joel Tyler Headley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1851
The Adirondack Or Life In The Woods written by Joel Tyler Headley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1851 with categories.
Guides Of The Adirondacks
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Author : Charles Brumley
language : en
Publisher: North Country Books
Release Date : 1994-05
Guides Of The Adirondacks written by Charles Brumley and has been published by North Country Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-05 with History categories.
No profession in the last two centuries has had a more romanticized image than the Adirondack guide. Stories, interviews and a list of guides fill this volume.
Contested Terrain
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Author : Philip G. Terrie
language : en
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Release Date : 1999
Contested Terrain written by Philip G. Terrie and has been published by Syracuse University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
This work shows how expectations about land use, combined with interactions with nature have defined the Adirondacks. Outlining the disputes for the control of the land, the author introduces the key players from the residents, landholders, to preservationists and developers.
The Adirondacks
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Author : Gary A. Randorf
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2002-07-29
The Adirondacks written by Gary A. Randorf and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-07-29 with Architecture categories.
One hundred full-color photographs illustrate this history and current health of upstate New York's Adirondack Park, the first private-public partnership dedicated to the protection of a U.S. wilderness area. "Here is the first lesson about the Adirondacks, captured in Gary Randorf's magnificent photos. It is not only alpine granite—in fact, of the park's six million acres, only about eighty-five, scattered on top of the tallest mountains, are that gorgeous pseudo-Arctic. Aside from the touristed High Peaks, the Adirondacks comprise millions upon millions of acres of Low Peaks, of beavery draws and bearish woods, of hills and hills and hills, countless drainages and muddy ponds . . . The second point about the Adirondacks, a glory carefully revealed in the words and pictures of this book, is that it represents a second-chance wilderness and, as such, a hope that the damage caused by human beings is not irreversible. It is metaphor as much as place."—from the foreword by Bill McKibben In The Adirondacks: Wild Island of Hope, Gary A. Randorf offers 100 photographs to illustrate this unique, comprehensive history and natural history of the Adirondack Park, the first private-public partnership in the United States dedicated to the protection of a wilderness area. Situated in northeast New York, this regional park of six million acres represents a unique blend of public wildlands intermixed with commercial forests, farms, mines, private parks, prisons, scattered homes, dozens of villages, and a year-round population of 130,000. The ongoing attempts over the last century to make the Adirondacks a park have made this region a "striving ground" for living with the land, rather than outside or above it. Much of the strife is over finding a right relationship to the land, treating it not as a commodity to be exploited but as a community to which all living things belong and upon which all depend. Today, the Adirondacks regional park with its six million acres "represents a second-chance wilderness"—as Bill McKibben writes in his foreword to this book. The concerns of this park are the same concerns that apply to all of America's parks, recreational areas, and wildernesses with the addition of how to maintain the fragile peace between human and natural communities. How that "second-chance" can be realized is the focus of Gary Randorf's text and stunning color photographs.
In The Adirondacks
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Author : Matt Dallos
language : en
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Release Date : 2023-03-28
In The Adirondacks written by Matt Dallos and has been published by Fordham Univ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-28 with Nature categories.
An immersive journey into the past, present, and future of a region many consider the Northeast’s wilderness backyard. Out of all the rural areas of the United States, including those in the West, which are bigger and propped up by more pervasive myths about adventure and nation and wilderness and freedom, the Adirondacks has accumulated a well-known identity beyond its boundaries. Untouched, unspoiled, it is defined by what we haven’t done to it. Combining author Matt Dallos’s personal observations with his thorough research of primary and secondary documents, In the Adirondacks rambles through the region to understand its significance within American culture and what lessons it might offer us for how we think about the environment. In vivid prose, Dallos digs through the region’s past and present to excavate a series of compelling stories and places: a moose named Harold, a hot dog mogul’s rustic mansion, an ecological restoration on an alpine summit, a hermit who demanded a helicopter ride, and a millionaire who dressed up as a Native American to rob a stagecoach. Along the way, Dallos listens to locals and tourists, visits wilderness areas and souvenir shops, and digs through archives in museums and libraries. In the Adirondacks blends lively history and immersive travel writing to explore the Adirondacks that captivated Dallos’s childhood imagination while presenting a compelling and entertaining story about America’s largest park outside of Alaska. The result is an inquisitive journey through the region’s bogs and lakes and boreal forests and the lives of residents and tourists. Dallos turned toward the region to understand why he couldn’t shake it from his mind. What he learned is that he’s not the only one. In the Adirondacks explores the history and future of the most complicated, contested park in North America, raising important questions about the role of environmental preservation and the great outdoors in American history and culture.