High Peaks: A History of Hiking the Adirondacks from Noah to Neoprene

by Tim Rowland

Book Overview

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 Dewey's "Adirondaks Loj" to today's technologically enhanced weekenders, Rowland, who has climbed the forty-six himself, incorporates personal anecdotes and laugh-out-loud wit to capture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596295414
• ISBN13: 9781596295414
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 9.9"