A naturalist's Blue Ridge Parkway
By: by David T. Catlin.
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Natural history -- Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C. and Va.); Natural history -- Appalachian Mountains.; Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C. and Va.)
Description: Winding over the crests and through the valleys of the southern Appalachian highlands between Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks, the Blue Ridge Parkway offers the traveler a natural spectacle unsurpassed for complexity and grandeur. This book is a lively and compact on-the-spot guide to the region's features, geological history, and natural inhabitants--from its plants, insects, and fish to its reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 198-199.
Includes index.