Wild New York A Celebration of Our State's Natural Beauty

by McKibben, Bill; Brumley, Charles; Heilman, Carl E.

• ISBN13: 9780896586635
• ISBN10: 0896586634
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-19
• Publisher: Voyageur Press

Summary

New York comes alive in the pages ofWild New York. Author Charles Brumley and photographer Carl E. Heilman II traveled thousands of miles to give us this photographic portrait of the staters"s diverse and unique natural areas. Our state has nearly every type of natural landscape found in the continental United States! New York is the majestic Niagara Falls and the sandy beaches of Long Island. It is the stunning, historic Hudson Valley and the massive inland seas of Lakes Erie and Ontario. It is the fragile acres of alpine flora above Adirondack tree line and the snowy skies of the Tug Hill Plateau. Wild New Yorkis the natural beauty of our state; it is what we see, hear, and feel as we paddle the longest free-flowing river in the northeast, the Delaware River; hike the staters"s highest peak, Mt. Marcy; or gaze across the steep gorge of Cattaraugus Creek in the underappreciated Zoar Valley. It is the call of the loon on countless lakes and ponds throughout Adirondack Park; the pounding of a powerful ocean surf on Long Island. It is that still, golden late-summer afternoon when you know the Empire State is where yours"re meant to be.

Author Biography

Charles Brumley has lived in the village of Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of New York for more than twenty years. He is the author of several books, including Guides of the Adirondacks: A History and two self-published collections of Adirondack short stories. He has written for Adirondack Life, The Barkeater, and Adirondack Daily Enterprise.Carl E. Heilman II moved to the Adirondacks of upstate New York in 1973 and has been photographing the state\u2019s rich landscapes ever since. His images have been published in books, magazines, and calendars, and he has won awards both regionally and nationally for his calendar photography. He is the photographer of Voyageur Press\u2019 Wild New York (2005) and Our New York (2006). Carl resides in the town of Brant Lake, near Lake George.Charles Brumley has lived in the village of Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of New York for more than twenty years. He is the author of several books, including Guides of the Adirondacks: A History and two self-published collections of Adirondack short stories. He has written for Adirondack Life, The Barkeater, and Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Nature photographer Carl Heilman II has lived in the Adirondacks since 1973. He is the author of Adirondack, and his photographs have been published worldwide in many books, magazines, and calendars.