Great Lodges of the National Parks

by Christine Barnes, David Morris (Photographer), Fred Pflughoft (Photographer)

Get ready for a fascinating tour of America's national park lodges and read about ten of its most charming structures and their locations.

This is the official companion book to the popular PBS television series Great Lodges, and the second volume in Christine Barnes s popular Great Lodges of the National Parks series. Volume Two contains stunning contemporary photographs of the exteriors and interiors as well as historic photographs of these ever popular buildings.

From the grand resorts such as the Lake Hotel in Yellowstone National Park and the Furnace Creek Inn in Death Valley National Park to the classic lake lodges such as Lake Crescent and Lake Quinault Lodges in Olympic National Park to the new visions such as Volcano House in Hawai i Volcanoes National Park and the Glacier Bay Lodge in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, this stunningly illustrated and meticulously researched volume offers new insights into these historic landmarks and the scenic American landscapes where they are located.

This beautiful 176-page full-color book will transport the reader to recall past vacations and inspire future travels and adventures to these magnificent locations in our national parks.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Architecture

176 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2008

Reviews

[Scott Benowitz · Rating 5 out of 5]

National Park Rustic, or "parchitecture" is a style of architecture which is unique to the inns and the hotels that were designed and constructed for tourists who were traveling to national parks and state parks or provincial parks throughout the U.S. and Canada. This style of architecture of national parks lodges, state parks and provincial parks lodges dates mostly from the early 1900's through the 1930's.
In "Great Lodges Of The National Parks," and "Great Lodges Of The National Parks vol. 2," Christine Barnes, David Morris and Fred Pflughoft explore the architecture as well as the history of the historic lodges which are located in some of the national parks in the U.S., and some historic lodges which are located in some state parks are also featured in this 2 part
You don't need to have watched the series on PBS which this book is intended to be a companion to in order to enjoy these 2 books. However, if you have watched the series on PBS, you'll already be familiar with some of the history of the historic lodges which are featured in these 2 books, and if you have watched the television series which had originally aired on PBS in 2002 about the national parks lodges, I promise you that you'll thoroughly enjoy these 2 books.
If you're interested in a unique niche style of architecture, the history of architecture, or if you've enjoyed traveling in some of the national parks and state parks in the U.S., or of you're planning on traveling to the some of the national parks and state parks in the U.S., I highly recommend this book.

[Elise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fabulous look at some of our nations most treasured and significant lodges tucked inside our national parks and forests. It provided a new appreciation for some of the places I've already visited and sparked interest in venturing to others such as Camp Denali in Alaska and Furnace Creek Inn in Death Valley. Most striking is how so many of these places came so close to never being developed or on the verge of demolition. It's the determination of a few we have to thank for their efforts of keeping these parks and lodges alive.

This is a good companion read to "The national parks: America's best idea: an illustrated history".

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Photos and essays about ten lodges in or near America's National Parks. From the stately Stanley Hotel outside of Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park to the more natural environment of Alaska's Camp Denali the author and photographers share interesting architecture features and histories of the properties. This is not a cataloging of chintz patterns, thread counts or amenities listing, but stories of how each lodge reflects the parks.

I've had the privilege of staying in three of the lodges featured in this volume. The other seven could be the start of a bucket list.

[Martha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ten of the westernmost National Parks lodges are featured in this volume. Thank goodness for the foresight of our pioneering ancestors who designated massive land areas for preservation as national parks for all people to enjoy. The great lodges are preserved or renovated to appear as they were first designed and decorated. This is one thing we got "right" from the beginning.

[Claire]

I didn't read this, just skimmed through it hoping for pretty pictures of pretty places. It has a few of those, but mostly its historical pictures and lots of history.

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

For those show enjoy history and architecture... this is a good book.

The photographs are high quality and the text is interesting. We have now put Camp Deali on our list of places to go to.