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The Blue Ridge Parkway by Foot
A Park Ranger’s Memoir
Tim Pegram

ISBN 978-0-7864-3140-3
35 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
324pp. softcover 2007

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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.

About the Author
Freelance writer Tim Pegram is a former park ranger and lives in Oak Ridge, North Carolina.

Reviews

"full of vivid descriptions...provides inspiration"--The Mountaineer

"by soaking up Pegram’s highly descriptive prose...readers will feel as if they are sharing every memory and mile. More than a travelogue, this book offers insight into how the soul of a road intertwined with the soul of an author"--Our State

"this book is like taking a one-on-one nature hike with an experienced ranger...a treasure trove of information about the Blue Ridge Parkway...a pleasure to read...Pegram recounts the sights and smells of his journey with an accuracy and detail that betray his many years as a park ranger...a unique perspective...brings together the past and the present of the Blue Ridge Parkway"--Jefferson Post