Atchafalaya Autumn II

A revision of the firstAtchafalaya Autumn, the book boasts 250 color photographs joined by Greg's journal entries and his excellent portrayal of true Cajuns. Natives who earn a living from the Basin's bounty and not the Hollywood brand that feed marshmallows or chicken necks to alligators on press trips.

Set in the autumn months, his photographs highlight sunrises and sunsets with scorching ribbons of clouds in a fiery canvas of orange, pinks and reds. The book spans two decades of Greg's travels introducing readers to the Basin and its people. Peppered with quotes from David Henry Thoreau and William Faulkner, he uses a line from Thoreau in describing his journey, "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately..."