This book is an imaginative, historical, exciting, and often humorous ride through the region in the southern Adirondacks that was forever changed when a river valley was transformed into the twenty-nine-mile-long Sacandaga Lake. One of the most spectacular engineering projects in New York State’s history was the creation of the Great Sacandaga Lake in 1930. The swift, indelible change to the geography of this southern Adirondack region is the spark that ignited the imagination of author Russell Dunn. His second home is on the Sacandaga at Diamond Point, where he is inspired to write of life on the lake and its unique past. 
History and imagination are just a part of this book, though, as he and his wife, Barbara, share their adventures hiking, canoeing, parachuting, skijaking, caving, white-water tubing, and scuba diving. His essays are creative, informative, and funny—they will inspire you to visit The Great Sacandaga Lake and experience it all for yourself!

Adventures Around the Great Sacandaga Lake

History

Dunn, Russell

Americas

Nicholas K Burns Pub

Join Russell Dunn as he takes you on a breathtaking trek through Central and Western New York State to some of the most incredible and wondrous natural rock formations that the region has to offer. Featured are the rock cities of southwestern New York, including Rock City in Olean and Panama Rocks in Jamaica, Niagara Falls, the Niagara Gorge, and Letchworth State Park (the “Grand Canyon of the East”).

Rocks That Rock: An Explorer’s Hiking Guide to Amazing Boulders and Rock Formations of Central & Western New York (Interesting Rock Formations, Geology, and Hikes)

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

Independently published

The Fifty Falls Challenge was created to help draw visitors away from the High Peaks Region to areas less-visited. While there are numerous waterfalls in the High Peaks Region, many are hard to get to. By good fortune, the majority of the more easily accessible waterfalls and cascades fall outside of the High Peaks. By creating the Fifty Falls Challenge, the hope is that it will help ease some of the strain of overcrowding in the High Peaks; that it will allow hikers to discover other fun and exciting areas of the Adirondacks; and that participants, taking on the challenge, will visit local businesses and help out those economies.

Adirondack Fifty Falls Challenge: A Guide to the Fifty Falls

Haywood,John

"Rockachusetts." An Explorer's Guide to Amazing Boulders of Massachusetts: New hiking destinations and fun-filled adventures for individuals, couples or the entire family. A total of 155 chapters richly enhanced with photographs, GPS coordinates, maps, directions along with historical backdrop, direct hikers and outdoor enthusiasts to some of the most astonishing glacial boulders, balanced or perched rocks that have been scattered throughout the now forested landscape. Divided alphabetically into Western (51) Central (43) North Shore (21) South Shore (29) Cape Cod (5) Martha's Vineyard (6) locations representing hundreds of amazing boulders.

Rockachusetts: An Explorer's Guide To Amazing Boulders of Massachusetts

Sports & Outdoors

Butler, Christy

Hiking & Camping

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

"Rockachusetts." An Explorer's Guide to Amazing Boulders of Massachusetts: New hiking destinations and fun-filled adventures for individuals, couples or the entire family. A total of 155 chapters richly enhanced with photographs, GPS coordinates, maps, directions along with historical backdrop, direct hikers and outdoor enthusiasts to some of the most astonishing glacial boulders, balanced or perched rocks that have been scattered throughout the now forested landscape. Divided alphabetically into Western (51) Central (43) North Shore (21) South Shore (29) Cape Cod (5) Martha's Vineyard (6) locations representing hundreds of amazing boulders.

Rockachusetts - Full Color Edition: An Explorer's Guide To Amazing Boulders of MAssachusetts

Easy access to cascades, cataracts, and more. Connecticut is rich in history, geology―and waterfalls. Bringing these together in one guide, richly illustrated by both photographs and antique postcards, this book provides not only good directions and descriptions, but also historic and stratigraphic context for these thrilling yet peaceful places. Many of CT's waterfalls are now the centerpieces of parks and preserves―perfect for a weekend visit and picnic. B&amp;W illustrations throughout

Connecticut Waterfalls: A Guide

Countryman Press

More than 200 waterfalls, from town centers to roadsides to isolated natural areas For those who seek the special serenity that seems to be found near moving water, this guide to waterfalls in one of America’s most beautiful states will be a blissful find in itself. Vermont Waterfalls: A Guide is illustrated with appealing antique postcards of some of the state’s most famous falls as well as modern photographs of falls described here for the first time. Using the same successful geographic organization scheme employed in Connecticut Waterfalls: A Guide, the author makes it feasible to see several waterfalls in one trip. Detailed maps identify waterfalls by their proximity to Vermont's major roadways: US 7 in the west; route 100 bridging the center; and US5/I-91 to the east. With more than 200 entries that include the history of and directions to all these cataracts and cascades, this guide is meant for everyone―waterfall enthusiasts, photographers, hikers, artists, families . . .

Vermont Waterfalls

Travel

Specialty Travel

Exploring Southern Maine: Natural Wonders and Historic Sites

Down East Books

Penultimate Paddles is the ultimate, flatwater guidebook for paddling the spectacular lakes and rivers of the Southern Adirondacks. The book's sixty-seven chapters contain over one hundred paddling forays, focusing on, but not limited to, the Indian Lake, Piseco Lake, and Canada Lake Regions. Many of the treks have never been written up previously in a paddling book. Clear directions, historical facts, points of interest, mileages, detailed maps, photographs, antique postcard reproductions, and a readable, crisp style are hallmarks of Russell Dunn's guidebooks. Paddlers of all abilities will find Penultimate Paddles a joy to use as they venture into the great outdoors.

Penultimate Paddles: In the Piseco, Indian, and Canada Lakes Region: Southeast Adirondacks

Water Sports

History of New York State's Catskill Park (established 1904) and the Catskill Forest Preserve (established 1885), one of the earliest experiments in environmental conservation in the United States, wherein wildlands coexist with private property within the blue line of the Catskill Park. Illustrated with 32 pages of color photographs and more than 70 historical &amp; contemporary B&amp;W photographs, and including the Carpenter Report, an 1886 inventory of the Catskill Mtns., including its streams and rivers, game, forests &amp; industry.

The Catskill Park: Inside the Blue Line

Van Valkenburgh, Norman J.

Teich, Thomas

Olney, Christopher

Black Dome Press Corp.

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