Douglas Butler
Author and Global Travel Photographer
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A Walk Atop AmericaFifty State Summits and a Dream to Reach Them All
by Douglas Butler282 pp., ISBN: 978-1-933251-44-8, Softcover. $24.95. Climb every mountain... or fifty state highpoints. Douglas Butler set out on a quest - a long-held dream - to hike, trek or climb to the highest geographical point of each state. His, however, was not a rushed excursion from state summit to state summit instead a journey of discovery along “blue highways” and secondary roads, exploring our nation and meeting its people. He carried a journal and camera along with an innate curiosity and love of adventure. A Walk Atop America - Fifty State Summits and a Dream to Reach Them All details that journey. In this book, author Douglas Butler vividly describes the challenges he faced trying to reach each state’s highest point, difficulties that ranged from blizzards and forest fires to obtaining permission from private landowners and forest service managers. He also recounts the people he met, the sites visited and the events that made this a life-changing adventure. Twenty-four black-and-white photographs and eight pages of color images taken by the author, an award-winning photographer, complement the text. Come, share the adventure. Book Available September 2007. Table of Contents Sample Chapter Press Release Winston-Salem Journal Article Carolina Living Book Review WFDD NPR Radio Interview |
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About HighpointingThe fifty state summits vary greatly in popularity, accessibility and difficulty. Four million people stand atop Tennessee’s Clingmans Dome each year - many without realizing that this Great Smoky Mountains attraction is a state highpoint - while hundreds of thousands of tourists reach Mt. Washington’s windy summit annually. Florida’s state highpoint is a sandy knoll, Delaware’s a street intersection. Yet state summits such as Mt. McKinley, also known as Denali (20,320 feet), Mt. Rainier (14,410 feet) and Mt. Hood (11,239 feet) challenge even the most experienced mountaineers.Thousands of “highpointers,” as these hikers and climbers call themselves, are members of the The Highpointers Club. However, reaching all fifty state summits is not easy. Since 1966 when John Hoeman became the first “completer,” fewer than 170 individuals have stood atop each of the fifty states. |
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About the AuthorDouglas Butler is an adventure travel writer and award-winning photographer whose hiking, trekking and climbing journeys have taken him to five continents. A love of people, sensitivity to native cultures and joy in exploring remote and pristine areas are shared through his prose and photography, work that has appeared in numerous regional and national publications. He has also published Ashe County - Discovering the Lost Province, a book about the North Carolina mountain region he calls home. An emergency and family medicine physician, Dr. Butler continues to work with underserved populations on American Indian reservations. |
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Appearances and Events
Book Festival:Authors on Grayson/Galax Leaf and String Festival Chapters Bookstore 101 E. Grayson St. Galax, Virginia 24333 276-236-9703 Saturday June 13, 2009; 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Book Reading and Signing: Tucker's on Main 1116 S. Main St. Blowing Rock, NC 28605 828-295-4231 Saturday July 4, 2009; 1:00-4:00 p.m. Booksigning: Todd General Store 3866 Railroad Grade Road Todd, NC 28684 336-877-1067 Saturday July 11, 2009; 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Writing, Photography and Book Publishing: Muddy River Art Association 3554 Clemmons Rd. Clemmons, NC 27012 336-703-2920 Tuesday August 11, 2009; 6:00 p.m. Panel Discussion--The Writing Process: On the Same Page Literary Festival Ashe County Public Library 148 Library Drive West Jefferson, NC 28694 336-846-2041 Thursday September 17, 2009; 2:00-4:00 p.m. Booksigning and Photography Sale: Yadkin Valley Craft Guild 122 W. Main St. Elkin, NC 28621 336-835-2717 Friday September 25, 2009; 6:00-8:30 p.m. Booksigning: Todd General Store 3866 Railroad Grade Road Todd, NC 28684 336-877-1067 Saturday October 17, 2009; 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |
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Memberships & Links
HighpointersNorth Carolina Humanities Council Speakers Bureau Skyland Books Blair Publishers Parkway Publishers NC Mountain Books Wheeler & Associates, FRC Muddy River Art North Carolina Ski Resorts North Carolina Web Design Top Ten Search Engine Ranking Blue Ridge Vacations Travel Guide 
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Douglas Butler
Author and Global Travel Photographer
5754 US Highway 221 NCrumpler, NC 28617-9403 |
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A Walk Atop America-Fifty State Summits and a Dream to Reach Them All Mountaineering Books - Hiking Books - Climbing Books |
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