Illustrated hiking guide to the Shawangunk Mountains in New York State's Hudson River Valley, with trail interpretation from a forest ranger's point of view. Includes interpretation of natural history, geology, forest ecology, botany, wildlife biology, and human history, as well as being a traditional trail guide to the best views and points of interest, with maps, keys to hikes, GPS points, difficulty ratings, directions to trailheads and parking. Hikes include; Eagle Cliff, Indian Rock, Gertrude's Nose, The Trapps & Sky Top, Lake Minnewaska and Beacon Hill, Verkeerder Kill Falls & High Point, Hamilton & Castle Points, Stony Kill Falls, Bonticou Crag, Millbrook Mountain, Three Falls & High Peter's Kill, Lake Awosting, Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge, and Red Hill.

