Author: Tim BarnwellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780990573197
Category : Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C. and Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Second edition of Blue Ridge Parkway Vistas book
Blue Ridge Parkway Vistas
Author: Tim BarnwellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780990573197
Category : Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C. and Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Second edition of Blue Ridge Parkway Vistas book
Building the Blue Ridge Parkway
Author: Karen J. HallPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439619395
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The Blue Ridge Parkway began as a dream in the late 1800s and became reality in 1983 when the 469-mile scenic highway was completed. Heavy construction was done by contractors who won bids for the different projects along various sections of the parkway. Construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway began in September 1935 at Cumberland Knob. Civilian Conservation Corps troops took care of the roadsides, landscaping, and structure building. As part of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, this project was intended to provide jobs throughout the region. Images of America: Building the Blue Ridge Parkway contains approximately 200 construction photographs of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Out from the Blue Ridge
Author: Morris Sylvanus KesslerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botetourt County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description
Blue Ridge Parkway
Author: Pat BlackleyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781560374473
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
This book feeatures the finest images of the parkway by photography team Pat and Chuck Blackley, from grand scenics of the Peaks of Otter to close-ups of delicate trillium. Cara Ellen Modisett's inspired writing offers insight into the history, culture, and natural beauty of a place she has visited since her youth.
The Blue Ridge Parkway by Foot
Author: Tim PegramPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786482801
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
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.
The Blue Ridge Stemwinder
Author: John R. WaitePublisher: The Overmountain Press
ISBN: 9781570722721
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Telling the story of Tweetsie Railroad and the East Tennessee Railway, this book documents the history of the standard gauge ET & WNC after the narrow gauge was gone and is illustrated with many maps and photographs.
Out of Doors in the Blue Ridge
Author: Super-Scenic Motorway
Author: Anne Mitchell WhisnantPublisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807898422
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
The most visited site in the National Park system, the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway winds along the ridges of the Appalachian mountains in Virginia and North Carolina. According to most accounts, the Parkway was a New Deal "Godsend for the needy," built without conflict or opposition by landscape architects and planners who traced their vision along a scenic, isolated southern landscape. The historical archives relating to this massive public project, however, tell a different and much more complicated story, which Anne Mitchell Whisnant relates in this revealing history of the beloved roadway.
Waterfalls of the Blue Ridge
Author: Johnny MolloyPublisher: Menasha Ridge Press
ISBN: 1634043308
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Discover the Best Waterfalls in North Carolina and Virginia Waterfalls are nature’s most captivating wonders. These hidden spectacles seem to hold all the secrets of the forest. The hills of the Blue Ridge harbor an incredible number of waterfalls. Hundreds of named falls—and perhaps thousands more—wait to be discovered any time of year. In Waterfalls of the Blue Ridge, expert hiker and veteran outdoors writer Johnny Molloy guides you to 120 of the region’s best waterfalls, ranging from 10 to 500 feet high. Some require no hike at all, while others can only be seen from the trail. When you add hiking to a waterfall, you double your pleasure. Most trails in this book could stand alone, but they are even better when combined with the chance to visit a waterfall. Covering the mountainous region along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Waterfalls of the Blue Ridge takes you into two states, three national parks, three wilderness areas, four national forests, eight state parks, and more! The waterfalls are grouped together by location and appear in geographic order, north to south. The full-color guide provides the information you need to choose which waterfalls to visit. Take a quick look at the hiking distance and the level of difficulty. Then read the hike description, so you know what to expect. Maps, driving directions, and GPS trailhead coordinates help you get there, and professional photographs offer glimpses of the beauty that you’ll encounter on the trail. Waterfall hiking in the mountains of the Blue Ridge is a marvelous way to experience the great outdoors. With this guide as your reference, you can seek out a different waterfall every time or hike to your favorite falls, time and again.
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