A natural history of Trail Ridge Road : Rocky Mountain National Park's highway to the sky / Amy Law.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Law, Amy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobile travel--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--History.

Automobile travel.

Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--Guidebooks.

Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.).

Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--History.

Physical Description:

159 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Rocky Mountain National Park's highway to the sky

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2015.

Summary:

Trail Ridge Road, constructed from 1929-1932, travels through Rocky Mountain National Park and follows the ancient trail across Tombstone Ridge. It offers visitors breathtaking views and a privileged glimpse at unique ecosystems. It is the country's highest continuous paved road, peaking at over twelve thousand feet and running forty-eight miles. Author Amy Law takes the reader on a tour across the Continental Divide and through the history of Colorado's most famous byway.

Contents:

Estes Park to Fall River Road: mountain meadow community

Fall River Road to Rainbow Curve: spruce-fir forest

Rainbow Curve to Forest Canyon Overlook: Krummholz

Forest Canyon Overlook to Alpine Visitor's Center: alpine tundra

Alpine Visitor's Center to Kawuneeche Valley: lodgepole pine and apsen forests

Colorado River Trailhead to Grand Lake: valley floor

Geology

Climate and weather

Trees and shrubs

Mammals

Birds

Forest fires.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 143-154) and index.

ISBN:

1626199353

9781626199354

OCLC:

906699787

Publisher Number:

99994380588