About the Author
Born in Saranac Lake, New York, Lisa Densmore Ballard has been hiking, paddling, fishing, and skiing in the Adirondacks for most of her life. She spends her summers in the Adirondacks, visiting her family, spending time in the backcountry, and enjoy her second home on Chateaugay Lake.
A full-time freelance writer and photographer, Ballards images have appeared in numerous publications including Backpacker , Adirondack Life , and Adirondack Explorer . She has an extensive stock-photo file of the Adirondacks. If you can see it from a hiking trail, Ive probably taken a picture of it, she says.
A past-president of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, Lisa complements her visual skills with writing. She has written hundreds of articles for as many magazines and websites, plus a number of books in addition to the first and second editions of this one: Ski Faster! Guide to Ski Racing and High Performance Skiing , Best Hikes with Dogs: New Hampshire & Vermont , Hiking the Green Mountains , Hiking the White Mountains, Hiking the Adirondacks, and Backpacker Magazines Predicting Weather: Predicting, Forecasting & Planning .
To see Lisas award-winning images and to learn more about her work, visit www.LisaDensmore.com .
Best Easy Day Hikes Adirondacks
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To Charles Everitt (19352010) who talked me into writing my first book in 1999 and signed me up for the first edition of this one. I hope your outdoor pursuits in heaven are as adventurous as those you had on earth.
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Names: Ballard, Lisa Densmore, author.
Title: Best easy day hikes : Adirondacks / Lisa Densmore Ballard.
Description: Second edition. | Guilford, Connecticut : FalconGuides, 2017. | Series: Best Easy Day Hikes Series | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017003865 (print) | LCCN 2017013645 (ebook) | ISBN 9781493024476 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781493024483 (e-book)
Subjects: LCSH: Hiking--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains--Guidebooks. | Trails--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains--Guidebooks. | Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)--Guidebooks.
Classification: LCC GV199.42.N652 (ebook) | LCC GV199.42.N652 A354 2017 (print) | DDC 796.5109747/5--dc23