In September Cornell University Press will publish my book, MY REACH: A HUDSON RIVER MEMOIR.

MY REACH is a book about the Hudson River as seen from the perspective of my kayak. It is an intimate book, as I take readers with me on my adventures, whether a day-long paddle in my reach (off of the village of Tivoli) or several days camping on islands. I wanted to share what it is like to be in and on the water--to encounter a snapping turtle, to see a great blue heron take flight, to smell the water, to explore an abandoned ice house. Interwoven with this natural and built history is the story of my parents.

I have sent ten bound galleys of the book into the world to willing readers. They will be writing in with their comments here. To these readers: my thanks and more thanks.