Mammoth Cave National Park by Raymond Klass
Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park is home to the world's longest cave system, boasting over 365 miles of explored and mapped passageways. Geologists estimate that there could be as many as 600 miles of this vast subterranean world that remain unexplored. In addition to the renowned Mammoth Cave, the park also includes over 50,000 acres of untouched hills, streams, and forests. Almost 70 miles of scenic trails cross the area, and the Green River winds through the landscape. Nearly two million visitors from all over the world come to the park each year to explore and enjoy nature. In 2003, nature photographer Raymond Klass was awarded an artist-in-residence position at the park and was granted special access to the cave and the surrounding wilderness. For nearly three months he lived in the park, taking thousands of photographs of famous cave formations such as Frozen Niagara and the Drapery Room as well as scenery and vistas not often accessible to the general public. Mammoth Cave National Park: Reflections is Klass's unique visual exploration of both the above- and belowground ecosystems within the park. With over 100 dramatic full-color photographs accompanied by Klass's commentary and extracts from his journal entries he kept while living and working in the park, the book is a celebration of this distinctive environment and of the extraordinary diversity of one of our most popular national parks.
A sumptuous collection of photographs of our native wonder... Klass captures the wonderment and majesty of the cave system, to be sure, but he wisely does justice to the amazing sights aboveground, too. - Louisville Courier-Journal ""More than a hundred photographs.... Covers everything from ancient lava flows to tree-covered hills to acorns, squirrels, and snails, along with excerpts from his journal."" - American Heritage
Raymond Klass, a freelance photographer, was awarded a North American Nature Photography Association scholarship in 2000 and is currently a photography instructor for the New York Botanical Garden, Natural Tapestries, and the Adirondack Photography Institute.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780813191935 |
| ISBN 10 | 0813191939 |
| Title | Mammoth Cave National Park |
| Author | Raymond Klass |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University Press of Kentucky |
| Year published | 2008-08-15 |
| Number of pages | 136 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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