By Vernon and Cathy Summerlin. Here you will find the entire contents of the best-selling book about the Tennessee Mountains.
This web site, which also exists as a book, has more than 170,000 words, 51 maps, 23 sidebars, and numerous illustrations detailing the best natural areas, lodging, and restaurants of the Tennessee Mountains. There are two ways to find information: the expandable book map below (find the area you are interested in and click) and the Sherpa Search engine (above).
The book is one volume in the Longstreet Highroad Guides series of 19 books by Longstreet Press. Outdoor enthusiasts can use the Longstreet Highroad Guides series to plan excursions to other coastal areas including the Georgia Coast, the Florida Keys and Everglades, Chesapeake Bay, the Maine coast, the Washington and Oregon coast, and the California coast. The mountain series highlights Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Washington Cascades, Oregon Cascades, Colorado, California, and Arizona. You may want to read book reviews about the series.
Mountain travelers—first-time visitors as well as seasoned locals—will find a wide range of information on this Web site.
All of this content is available in dead trees (book) form for
those who may want to carry it with them on the hiking trails,
beaches, river campsites, or historic sites. Or just admire
it on their coffee table. Published in
1999, the book is 340 pages long, has 51 maps, is printed
2-color and measures 7x9 inches. Includes 60 original drawings,
photographs, appendices, and an
index. ISBN 1-56352-475-9. $18.95. Read
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The Summerlins are award-winning coauthors of books about the outdoors and travel in the Southeast, including Traveling the Trace, Traveling the Southern Highlands, and Traveling Tennessee. Vernon is editor of Tennessee Angler Magazine, coauthor of The Compleat Tennessee Angler, and cohost of the nationally syndicated radio program Outdoors with Vern and Doug.
Front Matter
The Natural History of East Tennessee
- Tennessee's Mountain Region
- Biological Diversity in the Southern Appalachians
- Tennessee's Mountain Flora
- Cove Hardwood Forest
- Oak-hickory Forests
- Chestnut Oak Forests
- Red Oak and White Oak Forests
- Hemlock Forests
- Pine Forests
- Spruce-fir Forests
- The American Chestnut
- Balds
- Bogs
- Tennessee's Mountain Fauna
- Salamanders
- People and the Tennessee Mountains
Upper Cumberland Plateau
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Historic Site
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park
- Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
- Historic Rugby
- Colditz Cove State Natural Area
- Allardt
- Jamestown
- Highland Manor Winery
- Monterey and the Standing Stone
- Catoosa Wildlife Management Area
- Obed Wild and Scenic River System
- Wartburg
- Frozen Head State Park and Natural Area
- Elk Valley
- Indian Mountain State Park
- Lincoln Memorial University
- Cumberland Gap
Lower Cumberland Plateau
- Sequatchie Valley
- Crossville and Greater Cumberland County
- Historic Lower Cumberland Plateau
- Fall Creek Falls State Resort Park
- South Cumberland State Recreation Area
- Caves and Caverns
- Bowaters Pocket Wilderness Areas
- Chickamauga Lake
- Chattanooga
Valley and Ridge
Upper Unakas
- Auto Tours
- Watauga Ranger District of Cherokee National Forest
- Nolichucky/Unaka Ranger District Of Cherokee National Forest
- Historic Sites in the Upper Unaka Mountains
Lower Unaka Mountains
- Tellico Ranger District
- Hiwassee Ranger District
- Ocoee Ranger District
- Historic Sites in the Lower Unaka Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Geologic History
- The History of Man in the Smokies
- Flora and Fauna
- Fauna
- Fisheries
- Biodiversity
- Major Peaks
- Visitors Centers
- Auto Tours
- Cades Cove
- Cataloochee Valley
- Camping
- Hiking Trails
- Balds
- Waterfalls
- Other Activities
- Surrounding Communities
Appalachian Trail
- AT Road Crossings
- Trail Descriptions
- Davenport Gap to the Little Tennessee River
- Fontana Village
- Side Trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Tennessee Valley Authority
Appendices
- Books and References
- Conservation Organizations
- Outfitters
- Tourism Information
- Map Sources
- Special Events, Fairs, and Festivals
Sidebars
- Black Bear Project
- The Coal Creek Wars
- Copperhead
- Eastern Wild Turkey
- European Wild Hogs
- Galax
- Horace Kephart
- Information Sources
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Pollution in the Smokies
- Purple Passion Flower
- Rapid Classification System
- Seepage Salamander
- Solomon's Seal
- Table Mountain Pine
- Trailing Arbutus
- White-Tailed Deer
- Why Leaves Change Color
- Wilderness Wildlife Week
- Wildflower Photo Tips
- Yellowfin Madtom
- Yellownose or Rock Vole