Blue Ridge Parkway by Foot

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Blue Ridge Parkway by Foot

A Park Ranger's Memoir

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Author: Tim Pegram

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Collection: Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies

Language: English

Published by: McFarland

Published on: 1st October 2014

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 324 pages

ISBN: 9780786482801


Overview

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.

Author's Experience

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.

Additional Content

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.

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