Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work

By Curt D. Meine

Book Overview

Devil s Lake State Park in Wisconsin is the most popular rock-climbing area in the Midwest. It features spectacular cliffs and other rock formations where the Ice Age glacier's terminal moraine meets an ancient landscape of rock. This third edition of the popular Climber s Guide to Devil s Lake has been thoroughly updated for twenty-first-century climbers and hikers and includes information for use with GPS receivers. It provides information for climbers of all abilities and preferences, offering precise directions to help them navigate and climb within the park.Features include: an updated introduction by George J. Pokorny and new photographs by Eric Andre
a summary of the geologic and natural history of the Baraboo hills by Patricia K. Armstrong
locations and updated descriptions of nearly 1,800 climbs
landmark photographs from most major climbing areas
GPS waypoints, map coordinates, altimeter readings, and approach information
detailed diagrams locating climbing routes at most major climbing areas
6 new diagrams, 5 new climbing areas, and 120 new routes
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299249042
• ISBN13: 9780299249045
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 676 Pages
• Weight: 2.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

An excellent account of a personal odyssey

Aldo Leopold is widely admired for his contribution to the modern conservation movement and his seminal work, "A Sand County Almanac." In my own profession (wildlife ecology and management), it seems like a Leopold quotation carries the ultimate weight of authority (and they're much more common, since Meine and Knight's collection, "The Essential Aldo Leopold," came out).For many years I admired the wise, kind-hearted old man who wrote The Almanac. Aldo Leopold became the most exalted member of my personal pantheon of saints. Aldo Leopold became inspiration incarnate, but lost his humanity in the process. He could do no wrong.Then I read Curt Meine's biography. Leopold's famous essay, "Thinking Like a Mountain," chronicles only one of the many lessons learned in a life filled with equal parts reckless bravado and deep introspection. Leopold launched his career as a fortunate son, cocksure and itching to change the world, only to learn that real change takes patience, commitment, hard work, compassion, and an open mind willing to learn. Sound familiar?I read Curt Meine's biography before I read Marybeth Lorbiecki's "Fierce Green Fire." To be honest, I enjoyed both, but found Meine's biography to be more fulfilling. If you want to understand where the Land Ethic really came from, pick up "His Life and Work."

One of the best on the life of Aldo Leopold - riveting!

If "Sand County Almanac" was your first taste of Leopold, you'll want to read Curt Meine's book. It's one of those books that you can't put down (if you are a true Leopold fan - if you're not - don't bother, you wouldn't appreciate it!