The Lostkills by Alan Via
A complete guide to hiking and bushwhacking the lesser-known Catskill peaks.
The Lostkills introduces readers to a mostly unknown group of Catskill peaks on public land in addition to some lightly used trails. Alan Via refers to these places as "the Lostkills" as they include off-the-beaten-path hikes, mostly bushwhacks to smaller mountain summits. They are largely unexplored by the hiking community. The Lostkills opens with sections about map and compass usage, electronic navigation, and off-trail safety and equipment. Each hike has a rating for difficulty, bushwhack conditions, navigational challenges, views, points of interest, and a topographic map specifically designed for it. There are suggested routes with alternatives as well as the best time of year or season to hike. All hikes are written from a hiker's point of view to better prepare for what to expect, from start to summit. The result is a comprehensive guidebook that allows readers to select the bushwhack or hike that best suits them.
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The Bhagavad Gita
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Holotropic Breathwork
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Integral Recovery
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The Eight
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Ducktails, Drive-ins, and Broken Hearts
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New York and Slavery
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The Reason for Crows
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White Savage
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The Algonquin Round Table
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Growing Up Roosevelt
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The Last of the Ellis Island Jews
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Upstaters
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Smashing the Tablets
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Poems on Life and Love in Ancient India
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Weber and Fields
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Lichen Tufts, from the Alleghanies
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In the Catskills and My Boyhood
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The Livingstons of Livingston Manor
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The Anarchist Bastard
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The Revelation of the Breath
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The Ritz with a Shvitz
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A Very Unusual Way
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Progressives on the Hudson
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Noteworthy Women of Oswego County, New York
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Cyrenius Chapin
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Listening to Prestige
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The Archaeology of Kingston, New York
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John Brown in New York
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Revolutionary New York
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Mohawk Rebel
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Bobby Darin
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Main Street to Mainframes
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Lessons from Lockport
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Writing Jazz
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Hidden Histories of Jazz Age New York
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The Whole World Goes to Hunter
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Daring to Run
Alan Via is an author, outdoor enthusiast, and experienced hiker. He is the author of Doghiker: Great Hikes with Dogs from the Adirondacks through the Catskills, also by SUNY Press, and The Catskill 67: A Hiker's Guide to the Catskill 100 Highest Peaks Under 3500'. He lives in the Capital District.
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| ISBN 13 | 9798855805581 |
| Title | The Lostkills |
| Author | Alan Via |
| Series | Excelsior Editions |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| Year published | 2026-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 268 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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