Gunks Trails: A Ranger's Guide to the Shawangunk Mountains - Softcover

Henry, Edward G.

 
9781883789381: Gunks Trails: A Ranger's Guide to the Shawangunk Mountains

Synopsis

Illustrated hiking guide to the Shawangunk Mountains in New York State's Hudson River Valley, with trail interpretation from a forest ranger's point of view. Includes interpretation of natural history, geology, forest ecology, botany, wildlife biology, and human history, as well as being a traditional trail guide to the best views and points of interest, with maps, keys to hikes, GPS points, difficulty ratings, directions to trailheads and parking.

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About the Author

Ed Henry is the author of two other, critically-acclaimed hiking guides: Books One & Two of Catskill Trails, A Ranger's Guide to the High Peaks (Black Dome Press: 2000), which have sold over 15,000 copies. Mr. Henry has a master's degree in forest ecology, worked for the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service, was a Park Ranger in the Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks,and now works for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

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