The Park Loop Road - Softcover

Robert Thayer

 
9780892724437: The Park Loop Road

Synopsis

Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park offer a remarkable diversity of natural and human history. This book guides you through the unparalleled scenic beauty, dramatic geology, and historic importance of the 21-mile Park Loop Road.

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A Guide to Acadia National Park's Scenic Byway
From the steep granite headlands with their powerful displays of thunderous surf, to the rounded mountaintops rising above fragrant balsam forests, Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park offer a remarkable diversity of natural and human history. Acadia's twenty-one-mile Park Loop Road was designed in the 1930s by noted landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead Jr. to "lead one through a series of visual experiences." This book guides the visitor through the unparalleled scenic beauty, dramatic geology, and historic importance of the Loop Road.

Author Robert Thayer, a naturalist for the National Park Service since 1982, combines his photographic talents with his knowledge of the natural and cultural history of the area in a unique guide that makes a wonderful souvenir.

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