Acclaimed ecology author Bill McKibben takes us on a thoughtful walkabout through "the home turf of my adult life," beginning on Vermont's Mt. Abraham, crossing Lake Champlain, striding deep into the heart of the Adirondacks' 6 million miles of wilderness.
In populous Vermont, he ponders vexing questions of agriculture, economy and sociology; in the Adirondacks he examines the essence of wild, marvels at the different stratagems that evolution puts into play, and proves that wilderness is not just a western thing. It's a congenial, conversational ramble.
