Great Smoky Mountains: Natural Wonder, National Park

by Adam Jones, Steve Kemp

Ridge after mountain ridge, blanketed with forest to the horizon's edge, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a unique ecosystem and one of the largest protected areas in the Eastern united States. More than 500,000 acres of tree-covered mountains span the states of North Carolina and Tennessee, creating a natural setting so appealing it has become the nation's most frequently visited national park. Great Smoky Mountains: Natural Wonder, National Park explores the ecosystem of mountain and forest, the animals that inhabit it, and the Appalachian pioneers who came here to build a new life through essays by Steve Kemp. The essays are accompanies by 150 photographs that bring the Great Smoky Mountains vividly to life. Created by Adam Jones, this extraordinary photographic collection combines grand mountaintop landscapes and intimate details of flora and fauna that together give this book an exceptional sense of place.

83 pages, Hardcover

First published December 3, 2005

About the author

Adam Jones has been called one of the best outdoor photographers in the United States today. He leads photographic tours and workshops for Nature's Light Photography and has been published in National Geographic, People, Outdoor Photographer and numerous Sierra Club calendars. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

Reviews

[Tony Wycihowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this photo book. The photo just make you want to go and take like 1000 photos... their lot of fact and interesting things with out weight you down with million facts.. good read