Whoo Hoo….new book!

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I just got a new book I bought from Amazon, about Adirondack Fire Towers titled, "Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore: The Southern Districts." The Wakely tower is included in the book. Basically the book gives the history of each fire tower, some stories associated with the tower, and its current state. Below is the description of the book.

About the Author

Marty Podskoch is a retired Middle School teacher who has traveled thousands of miles through the Catskills and Adirondacks gathering stories about fire towers. His first book, Fire Towers of the Catskills: Their History and Lore, was also published by Purple Mountain Press.



Book Description

New York State lost tens of thousands of acres of woodland to devastating forest fires in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In response, the state placed fire observers on prominent peaks. The first stations were crudely-built log platforms, but these were eventually replaced by high steel towers, and they became destinations for generations of hikers who admired the views from on high and the stories told by the colorful observers. Aerial surveillance, improved communications, and public education in fire prevention eventually made the towers obsolete, and many were removed. Today, some of the remaining towers have been or are being restored for the benefit of hikers. Marty Podskoch brings the history and the stories of the towers in the words of the observers, the rangers who supervised them and the pilots who replaced them in the southern half of New York State's Adirondack Mountains. (This is the first of two volumes.)

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“I ordered two guide books on Tuesday afternoon, Katahdin: A Guide to Baxter State Park and Katahdin and Guide to Catskill Trails, Vol. 8, Tuesday afternoon. When I got home from work last night they had already arrived. I got some hikin’ to do.”

“you're a readin mofo, zac....


those guidebooks are cool. i have all the Tim Ernst guidebooks for Arkansas. They are wicked awesome as snafu would say....”

“I have a problem I'll admit it. Each time I finish one book I end up buying at least 2 more to replace it. I have about 6 or 7 new books that I haven't read yet and now I just added two more.”

“It's like the hydra.

If lumberzac keeps going like this, in 17 years 4 months and two days, his library will exceed the mass of the Earth.”

“I'll read slow then.”

“No, go ahead...we could use another Earth-sized planet in a Trojan orbit.”

“I thought this was the new gear thread and started typing up my new gear...and then I noticed it was Whooo hooo new book! Imposter!”

“Whats the edition date of the ADK Catskills book Zac?

The new editions of the ADK series are supposed to be "new and improved".

I'm curious as to what the changes are. (Coordinates, details?)

BTW Zac. I got a few hikers from anothe forum coming over here the weekend of the 17th. Don't know what the hikes are going to be yet.

interested?

anyone interested for that matter?”

“I think it's '03 or '04. I'll check when I get home. Actually I meant to get a hold of you this weekend. Will you be around on Sunday?”

“Yeh I'll be here!”

“Picked up "The Adirondack Atlas" last night. The thing is packed full of information, from bear encounters in the High Peaks to town budgets and everything in between. Great reference material.”

“Sounds like a good one lz. Is this a series? Are there "atlases" for other areas as well?”

“I think it's a local thing, because it's published by Syracuse University and the Adirondack Museum. There are probably others similar to it for other areas as well by different publishers.”

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Somehow this book made it's way into my house. Why can't these things be discovered when they could have the most impact? ;)”

“I was at my local public library this weekend and checked out the used books for sale. I found a neat looking book called Polar Dream: The Heroic Saga of the First Solo Journey by a Woman and Her Dog to the Pole. Can't wait to read it...

I also picked up a book about the History of Ireland.”

“jimmy san we have that book too. it has some great stories. my daughter loves the story of the girl who skies over the mtn while dealing with the trolls.”

“A woman and her dog to the pole?










A stripper with a pet?”

“A woman to the pole... did she travel in a rawkin' minivan?”

“BTW, I just bought a book titled, Three Weeks with My Brother by Nicholas and Micah Sparks. I can't wait to read it!”

“James Redfield. Its been chasing me and finally caught up to me. Amazing theories of Universal Law. I'm overwhelmed with its truth and clarity.”