River of Mountains: A Canoe Journey Down the Hudson

by Peter Laurie and Peter Lourie

Book Overview

Lourie completed his trip. It took him three weeks and marked the first time anyone has traveled from the source of the Hudson to the mouth in a single vessel. The Hudson proved to be a very changeable river. It includes seven locks and nine power dams. The northern half is a true river with strong current, but the lower half is tidal, a sunken river from the days of glaciers. In its first 165 miles, it drops more than 4,000 feet to Albany. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815603169
• ISBN13: 9780815603160
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A must for any fan of the Mighty Hudson

River of Mountains is more than a travel journal. It is also an historical and anecdotal work about the Mighty Hudson River. The author recounts his journey from the headwaters high in the rugged Adirondacks (Lake Tear of the Clouds), down 315 miles of whitewater, dammed water, polluted water, and brackish water to New York City and the Atlantic Ocean. He meets many interesting river people along the way, and relates much historical information about river. A must for anyone with any interest at all about the Hudson River