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Adirondack Trails with Tales

Author : Russell Dunn

Publisher : Black Dome Press

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 34,2 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9781883789640

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Hike, paddle, bike, or cross-country ski along beautiful trails through sites made famous by Adirondack guides, artists, writers, entrepreneurs, colonial settlers, and combatants in the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars. Visit abandoned iron mines and the ruins of tanneries, famous Adirondack great camps and old resorts, lost villages, Native American battlegrounds, and the homestead of John Brown, catalyst for the Civil War. Visit the scene of America¿s first naval battle and marvel at geological wonders like Indian Pass, Canajoharie Gorge, Chimney Mountain, and the tufa caves of Van Hornesville. Detailed directions, maps, photographs, and vintage postcards. Hikes include: Valcour Island ¿ Coon Mountain ¿ Crown Point: Fort St. Frederic & His Majesty¿s Fort of Crown Point ¿ Fort Ticonderoga ¿ Ironville & Penfield Homestead ¿ Rock Pond ¿ Rogers Rock ¿ Shelving Rock Mountain & Shelving Rock Falls ¿ Prospect Mountain ¿ Fort George and Bloody Pond ¿ Cooper¿s Cave & Betar Byway ¿ John Brown¿s Farm ¿ Mt. Jo & Mt. Van Hoevenberg ¿ Adirondac & Indian Pass ¿ East Branch of the Ausable River & Adirondack Mountain Reserve ¿ Santanoni ¿ The Sagamore ¿ Paul Smiths ¿ Hooper Garnet Mine ¿ Chimney Mountain ¿ Kunjamuk Cave ¿ Griffin, Griffin Falls, & Auger Falls ¿ Moss Island ¿ Tufa Caves & Waterfalls of Van Hornesville ¿ Canajoharie Gorge ¿ Wolf Hollow



Trails with Tales

Author : Russell Dunn

Publisher :

Page : 308 pages

File Size : 22,48 MB

Release : 2006

Category : History

ISBN :

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30 HIKES INCLUDE -- Starks Knob & Schuylerville Champlain Canal Towpath -- Saratoga National Historic Park -- Geyser Park -- Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve -- Peebles Island State Park -- Oakwood Cemetery -- Burden Pond Environmental Park -- Ann Lee Pond -- Indian Ladder -- Bennett Hill Preserve -- Clarksville Cave Preserve -- Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve -- Balanced Rocks -- Shaker Mountain -- No Bottom Pond -- Tyringham Cobble -- Ice Glen & Laura's Tower -- Ashintully Estate & McLennan Preserve -- Vroman's Nose -- Pratt Rock -- Lindenwald & Martin Van Buren Nature Trail -- Rogers Island -- Olana -- Montgomery Place -- Ravena Falls -- Hudson River School Art Trail -- Catskill Mountain House Escarpment -- Saugerties Lighthouse -- Overlook Mountain -- Sky Top & Mohonk Lake



High Peaks

Author : Tim Rowland

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 163 pages

File Size : 32,58 MB

Release : 2008-09-01

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1625843763

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The unique geological history of the Adirondacks can be found in a pebble. So discovers humorist and outdoorsman Tim Rowland as he chronicles the evolution of hiking in the howling wilderness of the High Peaks. From nineteenth-century guides random scoots to Melville Deweys Adirondaks Loj to todays technologically enhanced weekenders, Rowland, who has climbed the forty-six himself, incorporates personal anecdotes and laugh-out-loud wit to capture the appeal and beauty of this beloved region, all the while reminding us of the importance of keeping these stunning mountains, and their attendant neat rocks, Forever Wild.



Adirondack Peak Experiences

Author : Carol White

Publisher : Black Dome Press

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 39,36 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Hiking

ISBN : 9781883789633

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Eighty-six true tales by more than 75 hikers including Forty-Sixers and members of the Adirondack Mountain Club about the dangers, challenges, and joys of all-season hiking and backpacking in the Adirondacks. Included are unforgettable climbs, extreme weather, animal encounters, getting lost, accidents, injuries, rescues, inspirations and enchantments in an awe-inspiring wilderness. Book jacket.



The Extraordinary Adirondack Journey of Clarence Petty

Author : Christopher Angus

Publisher : Syracuse University Press

Page : 286 pages

File Size : 46,81 MB

Release : 2007-06-21

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0815608705

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The biography of an Adirondack legend whose tireless efforts are credited with much of today's preservation policies in the Adirondacks.



Historic Tales from the Adirondack Almanack

Author : John Warren

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 142 pages

File Size : 43,17 MB

Release : 2009-07-16

Category : Photography

ISBN : 1625842570

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Northern New Yorks Adirondack Park is a naturalists wonderland of high peaks, plunging chasms, pristine waters, and stunning vistas. In this collection of columns from the popular series the Adirondack Almanack, author John Warren reveals another side of this charming land. Stories of bank robberies, the Ku Klux Klan, gambling, buried treasure, rattlesnakes, and earthquakes abound. Showing careful research and a panache for storytelling, Warren takes the mountain path less traveled, where locals and visitors alike will be surprised by the hidden gems of the Adirondacks.



Adirondack Roots

Author : Sandra Weber

Publisher : American Chronicles

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 41,45 MB

Release : 2011

Category : History

ISBN : 9781609493646

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The Adirondack Mountains captivate inhabitants, fostering deep roots and rich memories. In this diverse collection, local author Sandra Weber celebrates this enduring bond with the region and explores its roots and routes--such as women's feats, the naming of mountain peaks and the fight to save forests and tiny alpine plants. From Heart Lake and Caribou Pass to Mount Marcy and Lake Tear, ride an Olympic bobsled run, unearth the destruction of a devastating fire and discover the healing powers of the mountains. Retrace the paths of Theodore Roosevelt, Martha Reben, Edwin Ketchledge, Grace Hudowalski and many others who have lived in and loved the Adirondacks. Unearth hikers' tales, nature's secrets and local legends in this collection of Weber's finest reflections on Adirondack historical adventures.





Great Camps of the Adirondacks

Author : Harvey H. Kaiser

Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher

Page : 270 pages

File Size : 38,57 MB

Release : 2003-07

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 9781567920734

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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.



Around Caroga Lake, Canada Lake, and Pine Lake

Author : Carol Parenzan Smalley

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 21,51 MB

Release : 2011

Category : History

ISBN : 9780738575131

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The southern Adirondack Mountains community of Caroga Lake, Canada Lake, and Pine Lake is known for the power of its water and the perseverance of its people. The quiet mountain-lumbering community changed quickly in 1865 when two entrepreneurs purchased 20,000 acres of hemlock-rich land and erected a tannery to cure leather for a shoe-making business. Additional lumbering opportunities followed, and sawmills sprung up around many of the lakes. Horse-drawn carriage services and wood-burning steamboats delivered summer residents and artists to rustic camps that dotted the lakes' shorelines and tourists to grand hotels. Today the ghostly remains of Sherman's Park on West Caroga Lake and Groshans' Park at Pine Lake remind its residents and guests of the past that was and the future that might yet be.