CHARLES I. ZINSER, PhD, is Professor of Geography at the State University of New York, Plattsburgh. For the past twenty-five years, Professor Zinser has taught a course entitled "Recreational Geography," from which the material for this book was developed. He is the author of The Economic Impact of the Adirondack Park Private Land Use and Development Plan, has served as Chair of the Clinton County, N.Y. Planning Board, and served on the Alpine Racing Committee of the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics.