Filled with detailed information on the best hikes, scenic stops, waterfalls, and historic locations, this is the ultimate guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia, one of America's most visited national parks. Information on lodging, way stations, side trips, hiking trails, and attractions of interest is included—ideal for the time-pressed traveler who wants to hit the high points of the park. Full-color photographs, photographer's notes, and photo tips complement the detailed descriptions of the park's attractions, making this handbook both a travel guide and a compilation to treasure.
Travel the southern Allegheny ridges 469 miles between Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains national parks. This 9" x 12" book is overflowing with beautiful photos and interpretive text for your enjoyment.
Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia-North Carolina (1949)
Second edition of Blue Ridge Parkway Vistas book
The Parkway is America's most visited National Park unit and when combined with Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park, also covered in detail on this map, a travel experience of over almost 600 miles is created.
Breathtaking photographs and original essays illuminate this tribute to the natural wonders of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
This edition of the Slow Travels Series commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the beginning of the Blue Ridge Parkway construction.
This milepost guide is filled with parkway information and history and will be indispensable to the hundreds of thousands of people who drive some portion of the 469-mile parkway each year.
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This book helps young readers understand why and how the Blue Ridge Parkway, the most visited site in our national park system, came to be built, the differing views of people affected by it, and the tradeoffs that were necessary along the ...