2005 - Walt McLaughlin - Backcountry Excursions - Adirondacks Mountain

McLaughlin, Walt . Backcountry Excursions Venturing into the Wild Regions of the Northeast. Wood Thrush Books, St. Albans VT, 2005. First Edition. Book measures : 8"X5". 128 pages. Very good softcover binding (hinges fine, back cover slightly creased). Very good content (bright, tight and clean). Contents: Tracks across the Forest Flore, Snowshoeing in the High Peaks, Following Thoreau to Katahdin, Natural causes, Chili dogs on Mount Washington, Pilgrimage to Lost Pond.

The Book:
"Backcountry Excursions is a collection of 6 short hiking narratives set in various wildlands of the Northeast, from New York's Adirondacks and Vermont's Green Mountains, to the White Mountains of New Hampshire and the Maine woods.Whether hiking with companion or alone, in well-known traces or off the beaten path, the author ruminates about humankind's rather comlpex and often contradictory relationship to the natural world"