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Ranger Don F. Fig needs no Introduction
Originator and Leader of the Red River
Gorge Search and Rescue Team
Took part in 1,660 rescues
Spent 40 Years getting the Fitchburg
Furnace designated a Historical Site
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 RED
RIVER GORGE RELATED WORKS BY USFS RANGER DON FIG [Retired]
USFS Ranger
Don F. Fig, with over 40 years of dedicated service, a Sentinel
of Caring and
Hope for
the Red River Gorge as well as those within it. (HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED BY THE RRS)
TALES
OF THE RED RIVER GORGE
Tales
of the Red River Gorge is a collection of short stories as told
to the author about this
enchanting
place in time. Enjoy!
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SO
THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE: SEARCH AND RESCUE IN THE RED RIVER GORGE
Chronicles
the long term career of a U.S. Forest Ranger in Search and Rescue.
From training
where he
learns the meaning of discipline, to high cliff rescues where
he tastes the price of
survival
and the harsh reality of death on the high cliffs.
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A
HISTORY OF THE LOGGING INDUSTRY: IN THE RED RIVER GORGE
This
book chronicles the saga of early logging in the Red River Gorge
and a brief look at the
iron
and oil industries. Also, a look at a new industry-tourism.
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RED
RIVER GORGE: NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY
The
Red River Gorge is an art gallery of natural features framed cliff
lines and valleys.
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BISON
AUTUMN: SAGA OF A BISON HERD
A
'Bison Autumn' is a reference book all about the Bison Saga at
the Gladie Creek Area.
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A
HISTORY OF THE FITCHBURG FURNACE
This
stone structure, reputed to have been the largest in the world,
is almost forgotten.
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ESPRIT
DE CORPS
A
look at fading esprit de corps and what may reverse this trend.
Also, a saga of one man's
journey
through esprit and the astonishing results. Paperback, 46 pages
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KEEPING
ESPRIT DE CORPS
One
person's journey through esprit de corps and the astounding results.
Paperback, 46 pages
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Mr.
Fig's Books are available ONLINE
& ONLINE Plus
locally at Porter's Chevron, Slade, Kentucky |
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RED
RIVER GORGE 2010 CALENDAR
Photographs
by John W. Snell (JOHN
SNELL'S WORK IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY THE RRS)
Back for
the third consecutive year is the Red River Gorge Calendar. This
2010 calendar contains
12 new
images that once again depict the awesome beauty of eastern Kentucky’s
Red River Gorge
area (near
Natural Bridge in the Daniel Boone National Forest). The large
calendar opens 13" x 22"
(vertical).
Twelve photographs from "the gorge" showcase one of
Ky’s most treasured areas,
known for
its 100-plus natural stone arches, extravagant displays of springtime
wildflowers,
stunning
autumn color and varied recreational opportunities.
"My
photography is about bringing to print the beauty I see wherever
I venture, be it in the gorge,
the Smokies
or the Rocky Mountains. Lots of folks dismiss photography as “art,”
suggesting that
the camera
does all of the work. I, and untold numbers of photographers in
my corner, beg to
disagree.
Without light ... without subject matter... without judicious
attention to foreground
and background…
without precise positioning of the camera to suggest three-dimensionality
in a
two-dimensional
medium, all you have are snapshots. And the process does not [read
more]"
To
Visit John W. Snell Photography: CLICK
HERE
For More Details and to Order the 'Red River Gorge 2010
Calendar': CLICK
HERE
Use
the PDF Order Form and Look Over all the John Snell Offers [CLICK
HERE]
This 2010 Calendar sells for $14.95
(plus $3/first,
$1.50 each additional calendar for shipping), plus 6% tax for
Kentucky residents.
To order
yours , please call Mr. Snell at 1-888-310-4560 (toll-free outside
Lexington, Kentucky)
or 254-1929
(within the Lexington calling area). E-mail - john@johnsnellphoto.com |
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RED
RIVER GORGE, THE ELOQUENT LANDSCAPE
Photographs
and Text by John W. Snell - - Forward by Kentucky Congressman
Hal Rogers
"I
have teamed up with Acclaim Press to create the First-ever Hardbound
Coffee-Table Book
featuring the
Dramatic Landscape, Vibrant Scenery and Rich Foliage of Eastern
Kentucky’s
Red River Gorge
area (near Natural Bridge in the Daniel Boone National Forest).
The
Large
11”x11”
Top-Quality Volume of 160 Glossy Pages will be filled with Full-Color
Photographs, along
with First-Hand
accounts of My Experiences in "The Gorge". These Exclusive
Photographs showcase
one of Kentucky’s
Most Treasured Areas, known for its 100-plus Natural Stone Arches,
Extravagant
displays of Springtime
Wildflowers, Stunning Autumn Color and Varied Recreational Opportunities
such as World
Class Rock Climbing, Hiking, Canoeing, Camping and More."
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- John Snell, Photographer (JOHN
SNELL'S WORK IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY THE RRS)
To
Visit John W. Snell Photography: CLICK
HERE
For More Details and to Order 'Red River Gorge, The Eloquent Landscape':
CLICK
HERE
This
wonderful book sells for $39.95 (plus $5 shipping, where applicable).
To order your
autographed copy,
please call me at 1-888-310-4560 (toll-free outside Lexington,
Kentucky)
or 254-1929 (within
the Lexington calling area). Or e-mail me at john@johnsnellphoto.com
Payment by Visa/Mastercard,
check or money order is accepted. Please do not send credit card
information by
e-mail. For your security, it's best to call that in to me.
All
images and text Copyright John W. Snell, 1999-2006 |
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ARCHES
OF THE RED RIVER GORGE Volumes 1, 2, & 3
"Kentucky
ranks third in the United States in the number of natural arches,
behind Utah
and
Arizona. The Red River Gorge area contains the largest concentration
in the state of
these
spectacular rock formations. This DVD is a slide show tour containing
more than 500
slides
of over 50 arches and windows, as well as other interesting rock
formations, wild
flowers
and natural beauty, primarily from the area charted on the Slade
and Pomeroyton
7.5'
topological maps. The intent of this DVD is to provide the visitor
a glimpse of the unique
beauty
and variety of this area as well as to document, with topological
maps and Global
Positioning
System (GPS) coordinates, the actual location of these arches
and routes to them.
This
work, the first of several volumes to be published documenting
arches of the Red River
Gorge
Area, constitutes the most extensive, published documentation
of these arches to date."
-
- - - - William H. Patrick, author and creator of ARCHES OF THE
RED RIVER GORGE Series.
The author, William H. (Bill) Patrick, grew
up in nearby Owsley and Lee Counties. He is a
Descendent
of some of the Early Settlers of Clark, Estill and Powell Counties
and has long
enjoyed the Rock Formations and Natural Beauty of the Gorge area.
It is his sincere hope
that these DVD's will enhance your enjoyment of this wonderful
part of God's Creation
and motivate you to insure its Protection.
VISIT
ARCHES OF THE RED RIVER GORGE WEBSITE - View Details of DVD
Contents & More
(HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED BY THE RRS
- "A Superb, Excellent Product both Useful and Informative")
Available
at local Red River Gorge Shops
Also
available directly from Mr. Patrick. CLICK
HERE to E-mail for More Information
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THE
SANDSTONE CHRONICLES: ROCK ART OF THE RED RIVER GORGE, AN APPALACHIAN
JOURNEY
by Alan K. Cornette,
1st Printing (2005)
The broad spectrum
of the Sandstone Chronicles is to embellish the description of
the prehistory of
the American continent.
The Chronicles lend sympathy to the human condition of Native
Americans
occupying the southeastern
U.S. during the period between 1550 and 1850. Crafted artifacts
and
artistic elements carved
on rocks in Kentucky's Red River Gorge indicate intimate contact
between
central American and
north American cultures.
This
work is a critique of several aspects of historical events, professional
archeological opinions,
and the failure of
our social community to recognize the tragedy of losing valuable
archeological sites
in the Red River
Gorge. This book examines the outdated belief that Columbus discovered
America,
the undisputable evidence
that Africans were involved in the earliest culture in Central
America
(the Olmecs) thousands
of years before Columbus, and the roll China played in producing
maps of
the New World during
the late Ming Dynasty in 1421- 23.
The
Sandstone Chronicles defines the ambiance of the Red River Gorge,
and the Indian rock art
illustrated and
discussed divulges a small but important part of Kentucky history.
To Order,
Contact: Earth Macrovison, Inc. 13378 Campton Road, Slade, Kentucky
40376.
E-Mail:
acorn4@mis.net Also found at
Porter Chevron & The Daniel Boone Trading Post in Slade, Ky
282 pages
with preface, illustrations, photos, and notes. Hardback in dustjacket.
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DEMON
AT CLEAR CREEK
by Robert
A. Powell
175 pages, Published
April 25, 2008. Durable Paperback, ISBN 0-9651406-8-7
“This work
of fiction is based on the actual legend of the Demon in the Red
River Gorge of Eastern
Kentucky. It
was conceived in the uncanny mind of Robert A. Powell, who always
wanted to translate
the strange and
unusual tales surrounding the unexplained forces at work in the
Gorge.”
"Demon at
Clear Creek" is a supernatural thriller-mystery inspired
by a legend and the mystique of
the Red River
Gorge. It is the work of Kentucky native Robert A. Powell, who
is best known for his
research
and writing about historical topics, especially Kentucky.
Working
toward being a Feature Film.
It
can be purchased from Silverhawke Publishing. CLICK
HERE to order.
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RED
RIVER GORGE, ROCK CLIMBS
2nd
Edition
by Ray Ellington
372 pages. Color,
Published September 24, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-9792644-1-2
The Red River
Gorge in eastern Kentucky is one of the best rock-climbing areas
in the world. Its
solid well-featured
sandstone makes for steep, spectacular climbing, with an almost
equal mix of
sport and traditionally
protected pitches. This revised and updated second edition describes
over
1600 climbs,
including over 300 previously undocumented pitches in Muir Valley
and the
Pendergrass-Murray
Recreational Preserve.
CLICK
HERE to download sample pages. 1Mb pdf
(Open
with Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.)
It
can be purchased from Wolverine Publishing. CLICK
HERE to order.
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THE
UNFORSEEN WILDERNESS: KENTUCKY'S RED RIVER GORGE
(March 12, 2006 Edition)
Photographs by
Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Text by Wendell Berry. 3rd Printing (1971
- 1991- 2006)
Focus on the
RED RIVER GORGE while a Dam was Very Much a Possibility.
Only someone
who values land enough to farm a hillside for more than thirty
years could write
about a wild
place so lovingly. Wendell Berry just as easily steps into Kentucky’s
Red River Gorge
and makes the
observations of a poet as he does step away to view his subject
with the keen,
unflinching eye
of an essayist. The inimitable voice of Wendell Berry—at
once frank and lovely—is
our guide as
we explore this unique wilderness.
Located in eastern Kentucky and home to 26,000
acres of untamed
river, rock formations, historical sites, unusual vegetation and
wildlife, the Gorge
very nearly fell
victim to a Dam & man-made Lake forty years ago. "No
place is to be learned like a
textbook,"
Berry tells us, and so through revealing the Gorge’s corners
and crevices, its ridges and
rapids, his words
not only implore us to know more but to venture there ourselves.
Infused with his
very personal
perspective and enhanced by the startling photographs of Ralph
Eugene Meatyard,
The Unforeseen
Wilderness draws the reader in to celebrate an extraordinary natural
beauty and
to better understand
what threatens it.
"This
Book Represents Two Visions Among Many that Ultimately Saved the
Gorge From
Destruction. Happily
Not An Epitaph to One Place, It Remains a Relevant Homage to Wild
Places
Everywhere."
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THE
KENTUCKIAN (1955) DVD
Starring and Directed
by Film Icon, Golden Globe and Academy Award Winner Burt Lancaster
Features Red River
Gorge's own "Sky Bridge"
"The recently
widowed Lancaster heads towards Texas with his son Donald McDonald.
Most of
the folks
he meets, notably winsome Schoolmarm Diana Lynn, Bondslave Dianne
Foster, and
Lancaster's
Down-to-Earth brother John McIntyre and Sister-in-Law Una Merkel,
are pretty good
souls,
despite the raging Family Feud that motivates the plotline. The
same cannot be said of
Whip-Wielding
Saloonkeeper Walter Matthau (in his film debut), who goads Lancaster
into a
bloody
fight. Matthau wins this round, but he gets his just deserts before
the final fadeout.
Based on
the Novel "The Gabriel Horn" by Felix Holt, The Kentuckian
makes excellent use of
Technicolor
and Cinemascope, as well as the musical expertise of composer
Bernard Herrmann."
~ Hal Erickson,
All Movie Guide
DVD/Widescreen/104
Minutes/NR
Visit the MGM Website
and View "THE KENTUCKIAN"
Movie Trailer CLICK
HERE
Review the RRS
page devoted to the Red River Gorge filming of this Motion Picture
CLICK HERE
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