Author: Margaret Camlin
Publisher: Falcon Guides
ISBN: 9780912367378
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Insider's Guide to Virginia's Blue Ridge
Author: Margaret Camlin
Publisher: Falcon Guides
ISBN: 9780912367378
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Publisher: Falcon Guides
ISBN: 9780912367378
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
The Insiders' Guide to Virginia's Blue Ridge
Author: Lin Chaff
Publisher: Falcon Guides
ISBN: 9780912367842
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Virginia's Blue Ridge -- a land of majestic mountains, beauty and tranquility where people still wave to strangers on backcountry roads; where children and the family dog still swim with patched inner tubes in pristine creeks; where luscious parks, forests, fields, streams and slopes invite you to hike, canoe, camp, fish or swim to your heart's content. You will love discovering Virginia's Blue Ridge with the definitive guide-book to the region.
Publisher: Falcon Guides
ISBN: 9780912367842
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Virginia's Blue Ridge -- a land of majestic mountains, beauty and tranquility where people still wave to strangers on backcountry roads; where children and the family dog still swim with patched inner tubes in pristine creeks; where luscious parks, forests, fields, streams and slopes invite you to hike, canoe, camp, fish or swim to your heart's content. You will love discovering Virginia's Blue Ridge with the definitive guide-book to the region.
Guide to the Geology and Natural History of the Blue Ridge Mountains
Author: Edgar W. Spencer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983747161
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
As you travel along the Blue Ridge Parkway or Skyline Drive visiting state and national parks or hike the Appalachian Trail, you will encounter an incredible variety of landscapes and one of the most diverse collections of flora and fauna found in temperate forests anywhere in the world. Full of rich detail, this beautifully illustrated, full-color guide to the region was written and designed for ease of use. Whether you're a first time visitor looking to enjoy and gain an understanding of the Parkway's spectacular views or a geology and nature enthusiast, this guide will be an invaluable companion.--
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983747161
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
As you travel along the Blue Ridge Parkway or Skyline Drive visiting state and national parks or hike the Appalachian Trail, you will encounter an incredible variety of landscapes and one of the most diverse collections of flora and fauna found in temperate forests anywhere in the world. Full of rich detail, this beautifully illustrated, full-color guide to the region was written and designed for ease of use. Whether you're a first time visitor looking to enjoy and gain an understanding of the Parkway's spectacular views or a geology and nature enthusiast, this guide will be an invaluable companion.--
Virginia's Blue Ridge
Author: Mary Alice Blackwell
Publisher: Insiders' Guide
ISBN: 9780762725120
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
The Shenandoah Valley conjures up a beautiful landscape and a resonant Civil War history. This guide delivers the best experiences in the area, peak to peak, from wonderful mountain flowers and streams, to rolling farmlands and white clapboard chapels to tales of invention, scholarship, and military encounters. Maps. Photos.
Publisher: Insiders' Guide
ISBN: 9780762725120
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
The Shenandoah Valley conjures up a beautiful landscape and a resonant Civil War history. This guide delivers the best experiences in the area, peak to peak, from wonderful mountain flowers and streams, to rolling farmlands and white clapboard chapels to tales of invention, scholarship, and military encounters. Maps. Photos.
The Blue Ridge Tunnel
Author: Mary E. Lyons
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625849524
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
The true story of the construction of the historic Crozet railroad tunnel—as seen through the eyes of three Irish immigrant families who helped build it. In one of the greatest engineering feats of the time, Claudius Crozet led the completion of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Tunnel in 1858. More than a century and a half later, the tunnel stands as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, but the stories and lives of those who built it are the true lasting triumph. Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Hunger poured into America resolved to find something to call their own. They would persevere through life in overcrowded shanties and years of blasting through rock to see the tunnel to completion. In this intriguing history, Mary E. Lyons follows three Irish families in their struggle to build Crozet’s famed tunnel—and their American dream. Includes photos and illustrations
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625849524
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
The true story of the construction of the historic Crozet railroad tunnel—as seen through the eyes of three Irish immigrant families who helped build it. In one of the greatest engineering feats of the time, Claudius Crozet led the completion of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Tunnel in 1858. More than a century and a half later, the tunnel stands as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, but the stories and lives of those who built it are the true lasting triumph. Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Hunger poured into America resolved to find something to call their own. They would persevere through life in overcrowded shanties and years of blasting through rock to see the tunnel to completion. In this intriguing history, Mary E. Lyons follows three Irish families in their struggle to build Crozet’s famed tunnel—and their American dream. Includes photos and illustrations
Virginia's Blue Ridge - Insiders' Guide
Author: Mary Alice Blackwell
Publisher: Falcon Guides
ISBN: 9781573801270
Category : Blue Ridge Mountains
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An illustrated guide to the Blue Ridge Mountain region of Virginia, including accommodations, attractions, history and shopping.
Publisher: Falcon Guides
ISBN: 9781573801270
Category : Blue Ridge Mountains
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An illustrated guide to the Blue Ridge Mountain region of Virginia, including accommodations, attractions, history and shopping.
Insiders' Guide to Virginia's Blue Ridge
Author: Lin Chaff
Publisher: Falcon Guides
ISBN: 9780912367576
Category : Blue Ridge Mountains
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Publisher: Falcon Guides
ISBN: 9780912367576
Category : Blue Ridge Mountains
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
From the Blue Ridge to the Beach
Author: Christopher M. Bailey
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813700477
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Seven chapters explore the diverse geology of Virginia, from its Appalachian highlands to the Atlantic shore.
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813700477
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Seven chapters explore the diverse geology of Virginia, from its Appalachian highlands to the Atlantic shore.
The Insider's Guide to Virginia's Blue Ridge
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blue Ridge Region (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blue Ridge Region (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Shenandoah
Author: Sue Eisenfeld
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803265395
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
For fifteen years Sue Eisenfeld hiked in Shenandoah National Park in the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains, unaware of the tragic history behind the creation of the park. In this travel narrative, she tells the story of her on-the-ground discovery of the relics and memories a few thousand mountain residents left behind when the government used eminent domain to kick the people off their land to create the park. With historic maps and notes from hikers who explored before her, Eisenfeld and her husband hike, backpack, and bushwhack the hills and the hollows of this beloved but misbegotten place, searching for stories. Descendants recount memories of their ancestors “grieving themselves to death,” and they continue to speak of their people’s displacement from the land as an untold national tragedy. Shenandoah: A Story of Conservation and Betrayal is Eisenfeld’s personal journey into the park’s hidden past based on her off-trail explorations. She describes the turmoil of residents’ removal as well as the human face of the government officials behind the formation of the park. In this conflict between conservation for the benefit of a nation and private land ownership, she explores her own complicated personal relationship with the park—a relationship she would not have without the heartbreak of the thousands of people removed from their homes. Purchase the audio edition.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803265395
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
For fifteen years Sue Eisenfeld hiked in Shenandoah National Park in the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains, unaware of the tragic history behind the creation of the park. In this travel narrative, she tells the story of her on-the-ground discovery of the relics and memories a few thousand mountain residents left behind when the government used eminent domain to kick the people off their land to create the park. With historic maps and notes from hikers who explored before her, Eisenfeld and her husband hike, backpack, and bushwhack the hills and the hollows of this beloved but misbegotten place, searching for stories. Descendants recount memories of their ancestors “grieving themselves to death,” and they continue to speak of their people’s displacement from the land as an untold national tragedy. Shenandoah: A Story of Conservation and Betrayal is Eisenfeld’s personal journey into the park’s hidden past based on her off-trail explorations. She describes the turmoil of residents’ removal as well as the human face of the government officials behind the formation of the park. In this conflict between conservation for the benefit of a nation and private land ownership, she explores her own complicated personal relationship with the park—a relationship she would not have without the heartbreak of the thousands of people removed from their homes. Purchase the audio edition.