Adirondack Explorations

Verplanck Colvin worked for twenty-eight years as the superintendent of the topographical survey of the Adirondack Mountains. This collection of essays compiled by Paul Schaefer examines Colvin's many perspectives on the Adirondacks. His writings demonstrate his vast knowledge and appreciation of the wilderness. Colvin has a poetic style that captures the true beauty of the outdoors.

Illustrations

ix

Preface

xi

Acknowledgments

xvii

A Note on the Text

xix

PART ONE Adirondack Surveyor

Superintendent of the Adirondack Survey

3

(4)

Verplanck Colvin

The Adirondack Survey

7

(22)

The Adirondacks

29

(8)

PART TWO Early Explorations

The Helderbergs

37

(23)

The Dome of the Continent

60

(27)

PART THREE Adirondack Surveys

Ascent of Mount Seward and Its Barometrical Measurement

87

(11)

First Annual Report of the Commissioners of State Parks of the State of New York

98

(19)

Report of the Topographical Survey of the Wilderness of New York

117

(39)

Excerpts from the Seventh Report on the Survey of the Adirondack Region of New York 1875--1879

156

(45)

PART FOUR Albany Institute Lectures

Narrative of a Bear Hunt in the Adirondacks

201

(11)

Portable Boats

212

(11)

The Winter Fauna of Mount Marcy

223

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