Through the beautiful paintings and extraordinary photography, Lyman embodies the importance of the wilderness as a whole. This book is more than a splendid work of art. Through the art and photography of the author, you can travel with this dedicated explorer into a wilderness very few have experienced. One of the reasons Lyman's work is so successful is the purity of his purpose. He does with art what Muir did with words. Through Lyman's paintings and photography, as well as the words of the writer and former Sierra magazine editor Mark Mardon, you too can travel deep into the woods, find serenity at the water's edge, climb mountains, and be completely at home in the true world - the world of the wilderness.