Over two dozen essays from established writers as well as newcomers on the relationship between landscape and the ways of life in New York's "North Country" - the Adirondacks and surrounding valleys. Between these covers are open spaces, small towns, skeletons in the closets, blue skies, big storms and more, all in a region that has never been quite sure how to define itself.

John Winkler has spent more than 30 years bushwhacking through the Adirondacks. These breathtaking views of the Park are not seen from the roads or trails that crisscross the area. This beautifully illustrated volume with over 115 color photos, sketches by John Wiley, as well as poems by C. W. Uschman, gives a new perspective to this great wilderness. The author has done a superb job capturing the ruggedness of these mountains.

Over two dozen essays from established writers as well as newcomers on the relationship between landscape and the ways of life in New York's "North Country" - the Adirondacks and surrounding valleys. Between these covers are open spaces, small towns, skeletons in the closets, blue skies, big storms and more, all in a region that has never been quite sure how to define itself.

John Winkler has spent more than 30 years bushwhacking through the Adirondacks. These breathtaking views of the Park are not seen from the roads or trails that crisscross the area. This beautifully illustrated volume with over 115 color photos, sketches by John Wiley, as well as poems by C. W. Uschman, gives a new perspective to this great wilderness. The author has done a superb job capturing the ruggedness of these mountains.