Adirondack Waterfall Guide: New York's Cool Cascades [Paperback]

C. Russell Dunn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2003

Over 70 waterfalls, maps, illustrations, detailed keys and insiders guide to Adirondack waterfalls. From roadside views to wilderness treks and canoe paddles, author Russell Dunn has selected explorations for every level of ability. Includes hikes from Tupper Lake, Lake Placid, Westport, Crown Point, Ticonderoga, Long Lake, Indian Lake, Speculator, Northville, Luzerne, Wells, Lake Goerge and everything in between.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Dunn joins a recent host of guidebook writers who liven up their descriptions with pithy, interesting, and historical information. -- Humanist Monthly, Dec., 2003

If you love waterfalls, you’ll love the guidebook written by Russell Dunn. -- Adirondack Explorer, March/April 2004

Let the pages of this book guide you to many a cascading mountain stream as well. -- Bill Ingersoll

This book is indeed a joy to read. Dunn easily draws us into his world with graceful, inspired writing. -- Trailwalker, March/April 2004

This is an especially good guide to cataracts that hikers might otherwise miss. -- Adirondack Life, March/April 2004

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Black Dome Press; 1 edition (September 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883789370
• ISBN-13: 978-1883789374
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #676,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars things do change, July 20, 2005

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Terri L. Dixon (torrington, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adirondack Waterfall Guide: New York's Cool Cascades (Paperback)

I am an avid waterfall hunter. I found this guide to be extremely helpful, and ulike most others, the directions were pretty good. I've been trying to reach Russell Dunn, so I hope that maybe he logs in here to see what people think. There was a waterfall written about on page 116 of this book, called Hull's Falls. This is very important because it doesn't exist anymore. Believe me, I know what I'm talking about. My family and I visited the falls recently, and I'm sure we had the right place. The bridge was there, the boulders were there, but the rocks had fallen into disarray and the waterfall therefore no longer exists. I think that it may have something to do with the earthquake that happened in Plattsburgh a few years ago. It may have loosened things so that when it flooded it created an incident. The bridge has also been closed, because it's unsafe. If there is a reprint of the book, that may be something that should be updated. But the book as a whole is an excellent source of information for waterfall hunters in that area.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Looking for falls in all the right places, February 6, 2011

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Michael J. Muller "Adirondack Reader" (Queensbury, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adirondack Waterfall Guide: New York's Cool Cascades (Paperback)

It is great to have a handy portable guide to the most popular waterfalls in New York State.
I've hiked my way in to some of the ones that were tough to find.
It is wonderful to have a book that lists them all...even he ones that you can drive right up to!
I would recommend that you use this book along with the benefit of a good map...so you can find your way home.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Some Listed Falls are on Posted Private Land, July 4, 2011

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J. Herman (Keene, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adirondack Waterfall Guide: New York's Cool Cascades (Paperback)

At least two of these falls, Clifford's Falls and Hulls Falls, are on posted private land and not ok for public access. There may be others as well. The author should get this corrected.

Readers should respect landower's wishes and avoid posted property.