Adirondacks, Views of An American Wilderness (Hardcover)

~ Carl E. Heilman II (Photographer), introduction Bill McKibben (Introduction)

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Product Description

Bigger than the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Yosemite combined, the Adirondack Park contains a stunning array of mountains, wild lands, forests, rivers and lakes, waterfalls, and deep gorges. The Adirondack are also dotted with small towns, but due to stringent zoning laws, the park has not been subjected to vast real-estate development. Photographer Carl Heilman captures the untouched essence of the Adirondacks in this book-from its highest peaks to its foothills. His grand vistas show how humans and nature can coexist peacefully but also raise the debate between public and private ownership of park land and the choice between development and conservation.

With many of its 100 color photographs taken with a panoramic camera, this elegant, oblong book will appeal to lovers of outdoor photography and to the thousands of visitors that flock to the Adirondacks every year.

About the Author

Carl Heilman is an outdoorsman, snowshoe-maker, and well-known Adirondack photographer who has lived in the area since 1973. His photographs have been published in Outside, National Parks, Adirondack Life, and other magazines, and his work has been very popular in limited-edition prints and panoramic posters. Since 1985 he has produced a number of multi-image shows on the Adirondacks, two of which have been aired on public television. His most recent program, "The Adirondacks: A Wilderness of Waterways," was produced in 1994 for the Adirondack Park Visitors Interpretive Center, and is shown there on an ongoing basis.

Bill McKibben is a former staff writer for The New Yorker and a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books. This Adirondack resident's bestselling books include The End of Nature, The Age of Missing Information, The Comforting Whirlwind, and Hope, Human and Wild: True Stories of Living Lightly on the Earth.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications; illustrated edition edition (June 12, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847821692
• ISBN-13: 978-0847821693
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,247,034 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular Photography, February 9, 2000

By	Karla Guererri (Albany, NY) - See all my reviews

I was privilaged to be present at the slide show presented by Carl Heilman at the annual Adirondack Club dinner last autumn. Many exquisite pictures from this book were shown. Mr. Heilman has captured the true spirit of dawn in the mountains, children leaping with joy , winter landscapes, and especially the wild creatures that most of us may never be patient enough to discover in their natural homes.Many shots exhibit a seemingly impossible depth of field sharply focusing on both a spider web in the foreground and Mount Marcy in the background. The book is full of beautiful images not to be missed!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Fullest Range With Majectic Moods!, June 5, 2001

By	Martin A Hogan "Marty From SF" (San Francisco, CA. (Hercules)) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Photographer Carl E. Hellman has crafted a collection of Adirondack photographs that continue to fascinate page after page. All aspects of this remarkable region are well represented from the wildest of waterways and majectic peaks to the outlying areas of cozy farms and inland towns. By far the most amazing photographs are those in wide-screen format - much wider than anything this reviewer has seen elsewhere. Ranging from awe-filled aerial views from high peaks in all seasons to the intimate settings of bogs and marshes, Hellman captures the mood of these mountains. Mist shrouded ponds, newly falling snow, green glimpses through mature virgin forests and close-ups from lady-slippers to primeval bogs; the viewer is mesmerized. Overwhelming beauty and the calm feeling of a lonely untouched wilderness is caught everywhere. This is a collector's item to cherish all year long.