Discovering Louisiana is a beautiful paean to the state's
diverse natural habitats, from the hills and piney woods in the
north to the thousands of miles of shoreline in the south. As the
book's 150 color photographs reveal, Louisiana is much more than
the swamps and marshes with which it is most often associated.
C. C. Lockwood, one of the nation's outstanding nature and
wildlife photographers and the premier chronicler of the natural
wonders of Louisiana and the Gulf region, captures splendid views
-- both panoramic and intimate: the jagged bluffs of the Tunica
Hills in West Feliciana Parish; cascading waterfalls and winding
creeks in the Kisatchie National Forest in central Louisiana; and
unobstructed autumnal vistas from the summit of Bates Mountain,
near Shreveport. Lockwood travels along many of the state's scenic
rivers and lakes, photographing the mist-shrouded Bogue Chitto
River at dawn; the steep, sandy banks of Saline Bayou, which is
bordered by towering hardwood trees; and the vast, blue expanse of
Lake Pontchartrain, the state's largest lake. He returns to his
beloved Atchafalaya, the swamp area that is home to a teeming
abundance of wildlife, including raccoons, nutria, alligators,
snakes, turtles, egrets, herons, owls, and eagles. He travels to
the state's prairies, bogs, and cheniers, which, though small in
size, nonetheless are very important for the state's wildlife
community. Finally, he visits the coast, where he photographs an
amazing array of birds on the barrier islands.
Lockwood augments his breathtaking photographs with an engaging
first-person narrative account of his adventures. He describes the
idyllic pleasures of a hundred-mile, five-day canoe trip down the
Bogue Chitto and West Pearl rivers, the anticipation of climbing
the state's highest peak, Driskill Mountain, and the dangers of
trying to navigate five-foot swells in Terrebonne Bay. Throughout
the book, Lockwood skillfully conveys the magic that he finds in
all of Louisiana and the concern he feels for the state's fragile
ecosystem.
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