Chuck Summers, a photographer and church minister, has released a book of images from across his home state.

Tulip poplar and spinulose woodfern contrast with the forest floor at Breaks Interstate Park.

A waterfall shines near Fern Bridge after a heavy rain in Carter Caves State Resort Park.

A heavy winter snow blankets the forest above historic Cumberland Gap.

An eastern screech owl sits in the hollow of a tree in Middlesboro

From the introduction
I have, in fact, now lived in western, central and eastern Kentucky. Despite spending basically my whole life here I must admit that until recently I had done little exploring or photography in Kentucky…

In some ways “Kentucky – Unbridled Spirit and Beauty” has been my attempt to go home again. Having done so only makes me want to do it again and again.

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Acclaim Press
573-472-9800
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$39.95, hardcover

Chuck Summers is also author of “A Year in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area” and “A Year in the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.”