Best Summit Hikes in Colorado
Best Summit Hikes in Colorado

Author: James Dziezynski

Publisher: Wilderness Press

Published: 2012-08-07

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0899977138

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Colorado has 53 14ers, more than 600 13ers, and hundreds of other peaks that can be reached without special equipment or expertise. Numerous guides dryly catalog these trails, but Best Summit Hikes in Colorado stands out from them all. Author James Dziezynski has meticulously selected 80+ of the state's absolute best peaks in more than 50 superlative hikes, and his opinionated narrative brings each route to life. Each summit is included because of a notable feature--whether it's the site of a ghost mine or airplane wreckage, has thundering waterfalls or colorful floral meadows, is the best summit for spotting wildlife or bringing out-of-town friends, or is very accessible. Some peaks offer unique opportunities, such as a trailhead accessible only via a steam-powered railroad. Several summits are described in no other publication. Covering all Colorado's major mountain ranges, including the well-known Sangre De Cristo, Gore, Sawatch, Indian Peaks, and Maroon Bell wilderness areas to the lesser-known Grenadiers, Medicine Bow, and Outer San Juan peaks, this distinctive guide makes it easy to select exactly the right hike for the right day, the right mood, and the right companions.

Colorado on Foot
Colorado on Foot

Author: Robert L. Brown

Publisher: Caxton Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780870043369

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Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press After teaching Colorado and western history for thirty-three years, Robert L. Brown is an accomplished teller of tales who enlivens trail descriptions with the deeds of daring prospectors and adventuresome settlers. This guide book provides vivid descriptions of what you will find on the dozens of scenic hikes that populate this essential companion piece for the Colorado hiker.

Barefoot Walking
Barefoot Walking

Author: Michael Sandler

Publisher: Harmony

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 0307985911

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From the authors of Barefoot Running, the essential guide to the life-changing benefits of barefoot walking As the thousands of people who have fallen in love with barefoot running already know, shedding your shoes is good for the body and the soul. Barefoot Walking shows all readers, no matter their fitness level, how to take command of their physical and spiritual well-being through this simple and easy practice, even if they are daunted by sore feet, achy joints, injury, illness, or feeling out of shape. This book contains special material for children, pregnant women, and seniors, and shows anyone how this gentle, natural activity can literally transform one's life, restoring health, vitality, strength, and balance, and improving focus, mood, memory, and more. Full of tips and tools for going bare, this is the essential handbook for people who want to move their body, connect with the earth, and feel physically and psychologically more alive.

The Colorado Trail
The Colorado Trail

Author: Colorado Trail Foundation

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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Completely revised guide to the extraordinary Colorado Trail that stretches from Denver to Durango.

The Colorado Trail
The Colorado Trail

Author: Colorado Trail Foundation

Publisher: CMC Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780976052524

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The Colorado Trail is the only guide available for thru-hikers, day hikers, mountain bikers, trail runners, and equestrians to the extraordinary Colorado Trail that stretches 468 miles from Denver to Durango. The completely revised 7th edition includes text and map revisions for several sections where reroutes of the trail have taken place, as well as 90 colour pictures, 28 segment maps, elevation profiles, integrated GPS waypoints, town maps and mountain bike detours of Wilderness Areas.The Colorado Trail (CT) is one of the premier scenic long trails in North America. It winds its way through endless fields of wildflowers to windy mountain passes, from wild mountain rivers and streams to winding trails through old growth forests. The CT crosses eight mountain ranges, seven National Forests, six Wilderness Areas and five river systems. Starting near Denver at 5,500 feet and ending near Durango at 7,000 feet, the CT gains and loses almost 76,000 feet in elevation over 468 miles. New to this edition are revisions of four of the 28-segment trail descriptions including sections 8, 11, 23 and 24.

The Tunnels Under Our Feet
The Tunnels Under Our Feet

Author: Tracy Beach

Publisher: Johnson Books

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781555664589

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Have you ever seen a manhole cover with little glass circles in it and wondered why it was different from the others? Did you ever imagine that there were actually tunnels under the sidewalks? You'll be surprised to find out how many cities in Colorado had these tunnels. And they're still under our streets Those manhole covers imbedded with glass circles, many that have turned purple with age, allowed light into the tunnels below. The Tunnels Under Our Feet explores these tunnels, or what's left of them, with lively prose and interesting historical stories. Join the author on her dusty yet exciting adventures as she crawls through basements dodging spiderwebs looking for tunnel entrances, many of which are now fi lled in. But it's not hard to speculate where they go if you're diligent enough to follow the trail.

The Best Urban Hikes
The Best Urban Hikes

Author: Chris Englert

Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781937052522

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"Within Denver's C-470 loop, numerous trails and neighborhoods invite exploration. Includees 30 hikes throughout the urban core, including Golden, Aurora, Westminster, Arvada, Littleton, and Thornton. Special coverage of the 9 Creeks Loop, a 41-mile urban hike on Denver's best trails." -- Back cover.

Colorado's Thirteeners, 13,800 to 13,999 Feet
Colorado's Thirteeners, 13,800 to 13,999 Feet

Author: Gerry Roach

Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9781555914196

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Annotation Colorado's Thirteeners is a comprehensive hiking and climbing guide to Colorado's 59 major peaks between 13,800 and 13,999 feet in elevation -- some of the most beautiful in the state.

The Colorado Plateau IV
The Colorado Plateau IV

Author: Charles Van Riper

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780816529148

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Roughly centered on the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States, the Colorado Plateau covers some 130,000 square miles of sparsely vegetated plateaus, mesas, canyons, arches, and cliffs in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. With elevations ranging from 3,000 to 14,000 feet, the natural systems found within the plateau are dramatically varied, from desert to alpine conditions. This book focuses on the integration of science and resource management issues in this unique and highly varied environment. Broken into three subsections, this volume addresses conservation biology, biophysical resources, and inventory and monitoring concerns. The chapters range in content, addressing conservation issuesÑpast, present, and futureÑon the Colorado Plateau, measurement of human impacts on resources, grazing and wildland-urban interfaces, and tools and methods for monitoring habitats and species. An informative read for people interested in the conservation and natural history of the region, the book will also serve as a valuable reference for those people engaged in the management of cultural and biological resources of the Colorado Plateau, as well as scientists interested in methods and tools for land and resource management throughout the West.

Colorado 14er Disasters
Colorado 14er Disasters

Author: Mark Scott-Nash

Publisher: Big Earth Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1555664318

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Fourteener mania, the phenomena characterized by a seemingly obsessive drive to summit The List of all fifty-four of Colorado¿s 14,000-foot peaks, is an older tradition than many may realize. Along with intensely positive experiences in climbing is the possibility of the opposite extreme¿to become stranded, severely injured, or even killed, in disturbingly easy ways. This book explores this dark side of climbing. When an accident happens on a 14er, the victim is far from help and in an environment where rescue is difficult at best. The book is full of hair-raising stories of these disasters and resue attempts and also aids in avoiding such disasters.