[PDF] The Blue Ridge Parkway By Foot eBook

Author : Tim Pegram
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 30,27 MB
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786482801

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One of the premier tourist attractions of the eastern United States, the Blue Ridge Parkway stretches from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in western North Carolina. This volume relates the author's one-of-a-kind backpacking trip along the 469-mile road, along with his observations and recollections regarding the Parkway, the most visited unit of the National Park Service. Beginning with his experience as a summer college intern, the book also covers the twelve years he spent working as a ranger on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Anecdotal history and accounts from some of the Parkway's earliest rangers complete this tale of one of our country's national treasures. The appendix contains a chronological, mile-by-mile re-creation of Pegram's 2003 trek, including the names of all the Parkway landmarks mentioned in the book.

Author : John Anthony Alderman
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 30,40 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Nature
ISBN :

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More than 200 photographs of wildflowers organized by color, shape and blooming season. Clearly written descriptions include tips on identification and notes on plant usage by Native Americansand early settlers. Includes tour guide to 75 of the best sites for viewing wildflowers in spring, summer and fall.

Author : Marcus B. Simpson
Publisher : University of North Carolina Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,91 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Nature
ISBN :

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Suggests locales for finding specimens of the over 300 species of birds residing in this region.

Author : Leonard M. Adkins
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,77 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C. and Va.)
ISBN : 9780807854907

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Author : Leonard M. Adkins
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 12,21 MB
Release : 2018-08-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1469646986

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This comprehensive guidebook provides a detailed description of every official National Park Service trail along the Blue Ridge Parkway. But that's just the beginning: veteran hiker Leonard M. Adkins includes information on every trail that touches the parkway, including the Appalachian Trail and other public pathways on national park, state park, national forest, municipal, and private lands, along with citations for the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Far more than a guide to the trails, this book will help you plan your whole trip. It's the perfect companion for your next parkway adventure. Includes: - every public trail along the parkway - GPS coordinates and 72 maps - 255 total trails, including 12 new trails since the last edition - trail length and difficulty - points of interest - wheelchair accessibility - a short history of the parkway and region - campgrounds and lodges - public restroom locations - elevation change charts for cyclists - tunnel heights for RVs - wildflower bloom calendar - selected sightseeing information on nearby towns

Author : Colin Fletcher
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 12,32 MB
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0804152446

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The remarkable classic of nature writing by the first man ever to have walked the entire length of the Grand Canyon.

Author : Earl Victor Shaffer
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,62 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Appalachian Trail
ISBN : 9780917953842

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The author's account of his four-month hike in 1948 of the entire length of the Appalachian Trail.

Author : Tim Barnwell
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,48 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C. and Va.)
ISBN : 9780990573197

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Second edition of Blue Ridge Parkway Vistas book

Author : Warren Moore
Publisher : John F. Blair, Publisher
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 38,77 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN :

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Oral histories capture vanishing lifestyles of Appalachian natives

Author : Johnny Molloy
Publisher : Menasha Ridge Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,34 MB
Release : 2014-04-21
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0897329953

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Waterfalls of the Blue Ridge, now in its 4th edition, combines the pleasure of hiking with the wonder of one of nature's most captivating sights: waterfalls. Outlining hikes that feature more than 110 waterfalls in the Blue Ridge Mountains, this guide has been updated with 30 new waterfalls, updates to existing routes, and new photos. Offering something for hikers of every level of experience, waterfalls range in height from 10 to 500 feet, some requiring no hike at all while others include hikes of up to 10 miles. In this guide, today's most experienced guidebook author Johnny Molloy teams up with Nicole Blouin and Marilou & Steve Bordonaro to introduce hikers to waterfalls spanning 2 states, 4 national forests, 3 national parks, and 8 state parks all throughout the Blue Ridge.