Striking photos and personal, experiential stories lure park rookies and obsessives alike to the rustic charm of America's National Park lodges.
Max Humphrey shines a light on 10 rustic National Park lodges in all their airy, timeworn splendor. No historic photos here; the images of the architecture and interiors are as they look today, highlighting these storied places in a fresh, alluring way. Sure, the lobbies are the main stage, but Humphrey touches on grand dining rooms, guest rooms, and rustic canteens alike. He writes about the buildings themselves in terms of the historical goings-on at the time, why they were built, and the players involved, highlighting notable architectural moments and period-specific furnishings. A smattering of pop culture history adds extra bursts of levity throughout.
Lodges and national parks included: The Ahwahnee, Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaCrater Lake Lodge, Crater Lake National Park, OregonCurry Village, Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaEl Tovar, Grand Canyon National Park, ArizonaLake McDonald lodge, Glacier National Park, MontanaLake Quinault Lodge, Olympic National Park, WashingtonThe Oasis, Death Valley NP, CaliforniaOld Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park, WyomingParadise Inn, Mount Rainier National Park, WashingtonZion Lodge, Zion National Park, Utah
Lodge : Cool Places in the Western National Parks
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Max Humphrey spent 10 years in Los Angeles designing homes all over the US. In 2016, he moved to Portland to launch his own design firm. He has been featured in Architectural Digest, Domino, Dwell, The Wall Street Journal, and as one of Apartment Therapy's design changemakers. Max was also featured as a Next Wave designer in House Beautiful and has been named one of Country Living's 100 most creative people. He is the author of Modern Americana (Gibbs Smith, Spring 2021). He lives in Portland, Oregon.
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans lived in three national parks during her college summers before she became a design and travel journalist for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and coauthor of design monographs for Abrams, Monacelli, and Rizzoli New York, including Mark D. Sikes's More Beautiful. She lives in Denver, Colorado.