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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Law, Amy, Author.

Series:

Natural History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Automobile travel.

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

Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.).

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] The History Press 2015

Language Note:

English

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:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781625854711

1625854714

OCLC:

967394456