Written by long-time ADK member and advocate, John P. Freeman. 

Dedication-  "This guidebook is dedicated to the countless forest fire observers who staffed the more than sixty observation sites in these rugged mountains from about 1910 until 1990. They watched from their lonely perches and answered myriad questions from curious hikers about the view, the forest, the wildlife, and much more.  The served well the people of New York State."

Cover photo by photographer Carl Heilman, II