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Filled with helpful travel tips and beautiful National Geographic photography, this expert guide showcases the best experiences in the top national, state, and city parks throughout North America.In the sequel to the best-selling 50 States, 5,000 ideas, National Geographic turns to the United States' and Canada's most pristine--and adventure-filled... [Read More]
From the Adirondack Mountains to the Catskills, from the St. Lawrence River to the Hudson, wilderness in New York State abounds for tent campers. Here are the 50 most peaceful and scenic campgrounds by lakes, on islands, near beaches, along rivers, and deep in the woods. Most are accessible by car, with a handful of boat-only and hike-in sites for... [Read More]
This indispensible guide will assist campers in picking the perfect spot for their next campground stay. A comprehensive site guide for planning your next camping trip in New York State. The State Parks and public campgrounds are shown with maps that give a complete layout of each location. This guide also identifies the variety of facilities avail... [Read More]
The Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Neversink, Esopus, Schoharie, and Delaware-the rivers of angling pioneers Thaddeus Norris, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Theodore Gordon, and many others-are celebrated in this gorgeous book of photographs and text. In three major sections, Land of Little Rivers presents historical and physical profiles of the rivers; class... [Read More]
A visual tribute to America's first public park, published to coincide with its 150th anniversary, documents its artistic and social history, identifies the roles of its designers, and provides period views, original plans and drawings, and modern photographs of the park's restored areas.
The Victorian Society in America Metropolitan Chapter 2011 Award for Publication-Architectural HistoryThe Adirondack Center for Writing 2011 Literary Award-Best Book, NonfictionThe first book to place the rustic Adirondack architectural style in the context of the cultural, social, and environmental history, An Elegant Wilderness, showcases the int... [Read More]
The end of retirement?From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon’s CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older Americans. Finding that social security comes up short, often underwater on mortgages, these invisible casual... [Read More]
Letchworth State Park, now a century old, grew out of a generous donation made by William Pryor Letchworth to the State of New York. The park’s remarkable history reaches back as far as the last ice age. From the Portage Gorge to the mighty highbanks at Mount Morris, Letchworth State Park follows the flow of the Genesee River, exploring the natur... [Read More]
Explore the best of New England's historic cities, admire the famed fall foliage, and stroll the stunning coastline with Moon New England. Inside you'll find:Flexible itineraries for every season, including quick weekend getaways from Boston and New York and two weeks exploring all of New EnglandStrategic advice for foliage-seekers, beach bums, win... [Read More]
This comprehensive trail guide describes hiking, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing routes on more than 200 miles of trails in New York State's legendary Shawangunk Mountain Range. The 50-mile-long Shawangunk Ridge features some of the most interesting and spectacular scenery in the Northeast. This well-known landform is located less than 90... [Read More]
America’s national parks are breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why more than 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now Terry Tempest Williams, the author of the environmental classic Refuge and the beloved memoir When Women Were Birds, returns with The Hour of Land, a literary celebration... [Read More]
PASSPORT TO YOUR NATIONAL PARKS COMPANION GUIDE: National Capital Region Includes the location of every stamp in the national parks of Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area. This title is a companion to the Passport Guide Book, so there's no space for cancellations in the book. It's a guide to find the locations for stamps and then the can... [Read More]
The definitive guide to memorable stays in America's most beautiful places. Details and recommendations for each national park lodge by authors who have stayed in them. From Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park to Cedar Pass Lodge in Badlands National Park, this book offers information on making reservations, selecting rooms, and the f... [Read More]
The mid-Atlantic seaboard, from New York to Virginia, houses some three dozen federally administered wildlife preserves, 23 of them open to the public. Some, such as the Delmarva Peninsula's Chincoteague Island and the Great Dismal Swamp, are relatively well known and heavily visited. Others, such as West Virginia's Ohio River Islands National Wild... [Read More]
Walks in Nature's Empire guides you through some of the Empire State's loveliest and most ecologically important sites. Author Scott Edward Anderson, a poet and Conservancy development director, has carefully selected 35 preserves representative of the state's natural diversity. In these pages he describes their trails, the species that live within... [Read More]
Strawberry Fields is one of the most visited spots in Central Park and one of the most popular tourist attractions in New York City. This keepsake volume is a celebration of the 2.5-acre teardrop-shaped living memorial to John Lennon's life and work. The year 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of its dedication, as well as what would have been Lennon... [Read More]
"Beautifully written.... Gates [has a] pitch-perfect ear for contemporary speech...and...[a] keen, journalistic eye."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesIn this comic, fiercely compassionate novel, David Gates, whose first novel Jernigan was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, sends his protagonist on a visceral journey to the dark side of suburba... [Read More]
Perfect for nature enthusiasts living in the Big Apple, this beautifully illustrated guide details more than 140 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, and insects found in Central Park and provides an area map highlighting nature-viewing hotspots. Laminated for durability, this handy reference is a great source of portable inf... [Read More]
Have you ever passed a small park between buildings and wondered? What's that? Who built it? What's its name?Pocket parks began in New York City as an answer to providing green space in a tangle of concrete buildings. The first was built around 1965 and they have been springing up ever since. BEST Pocket Parks of NYC will help you find a park near ... [Read More]
Author, Roy Iwaki—Native San Franciscan, Cal-Berkeley. Advance amateur photographer, founding member of the American Air Museum in Britain. His pictures have appeared in the New York Daily News. He lives in Manhattan.
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