The Western San Juan Mountains
Author: Rob Blair
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA complete overview of the history and natural history of Colorado's most spectacular mountain region.
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My Water Comes From the San Juan Mountains
Author: Tiffany Fourment
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2009-08-16
Total Pages: 37
ISBN-13: 1461743907
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book introduces children to the nation's watershed, the Continental Divide, and how snowmelt forms the headwaters of the rivers and streams that bring life to the land below on the Rocky Mountain's Western Slope. The entire water cycle is described from evaporation to glacier formation and the various life zones that water runs through on its way from alpine tundra to the rich farmland of the Western Slope is detailed in exquisite drawings.
Climbing Colorado's San Juan Mountains
Author: Robert F. Rosebrough
Publisher: Falcon Guides
Published: 1999-04
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781560448709
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe San Juan Mountains are awesome. No other range in the contiguous United States offers the immensity and diversity of the San Juans. Thirteen of Colorado's fifty-four fourteeners and twenty-nine of the state's one hundred highest peaks are located there. This guide offers descriptions of 145 peaks and 237 routes.
The Eastern San Juan Mountains
Author: Rob Blair
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Published: 2011-09-01
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 1607320851
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA companion to The Western San Juan Mountains (originally published in 1996), The Eastern San Juan Mountains details the physical environment, biological communities, human history, and points of interest in this rich and diverse mountain system. A natural division between the eastern and western slopes of the San Juans is the north-south line that runs approximately through Lake City, south of the crossing of the Piedra River by US Highway 160. In this super guidebook, twenty-seven contributors--all experts in their fields--artfully bring the geology, hydrology, animal and plant life, human histories, and travel routes of these eastern slopes to life. Designed to inform researchers, educators, and students about the region's complex systems, The Eastern San Juan Mountains also serves as an informative guidebook to accompany visitors along their travels on the Silver Thread National Scenic Byway, which stretches between South Fork and Lake City. The Eastern San Juan Mountains deserves a place next to The Western San Juan Mountains on the bookshelf of every naturalist, researcher, resident, educator, student, and tourist seeking a greater understanding of this marvelous place and its history.
If You Listen
Author: Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
Publisher: Western Reflections Publishing Company
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781890437008
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis stunning book of poetry and black and white photography will bring the awe-inspiring San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado to you in way you have never before experienced. The poetry flows like the sparkling mountain streams that Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer so vividly describes. By use of a specially designed printing process, the magnificent photographs of Eileen Benjamin are so sharp and clear that every little detail can be seen. This volume makes a perfect gift or a wonderful remembrance of one of the most beautiful spots on earth.
Canyoning in the Colorado San Juan Mountains
Author: Ira Lewis
Publisher:
Published: 2020-08
Total Pages: 540
ISBN-13: 9780578662176
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCanyoning is the sport of descending narrow canyon gorges, which have flowing water and rappelling through waterfalls. The canyons of the San Juan and West Elk Mountains in Colorado carve through colorful sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rock layers with an active volcanic geologic history. This guidebook explores technical descents of the waterfalls and narrows found in these spectacular mountain ranges surrounding iconic Colorado mountain towns including Ouray, Silverton, Durango, Pagosa Springs, Telluride, Marble, Lake City and Creede along the Silver Thread Byway. Once an oasis for the Utes, and later a center of silver and gold mining, the San Juan Mountains have become a destination for outdoor recreation. This guide offers a detailed introduction to these special canyons along with historical, ecological and geological information for the area as well as ethics and safety considerations for the sport. In addition to new canyon descents, this book contains updated information on classic Ouray and Silverton canyon routes, with new details about exits and anchors.
San Juan Adventure Guide
Author: Jeff La Frenierre
Publisher: Pruett Publishing
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780871089090
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis guide will satisfy outdoor recreationists' thirst for adventure with descriptions of more than sixty scenic trails to hike, gnarly single tracks to bike, and winter wonderlands to ski. Covering the entire region of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado, these trails are accessible from anywhere in the southwestern United States. Jeff La Frenierre is a professional cartographer and award-winning photographer. He shares his knowledge and appreciation for the awe-inspiring beauty and terrain of the San Juan Mountains. Each trail description begins with a profile that provides distance, elevation range, and trail conditions, and suggests the necessary maps to help navigate a safe journey followed by in-depth directions. Also included is an Adventure Locator at the end of the book, which is divided into four sections with maps and tables. This is a quick and handy reference for planning activities from day-long skiing excursions to afternoon mountain bike rides, with suggestions for base camps in the towns nearest to each trailhead.
Historic Treasures of the San Juan Mountains
Author:
Publisher:
Published: 2019-12-20
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781937851477
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCommon Wildflowers of the San Juan Mountains
Author: Mary Menz
Publisher:
Published: 2019-05-31
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780578470870
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMore than 120 species of the most common wildflowers found above 8500' in these four counties of Colorado.
Spirit of the San Juans
Author: Kathleen Norris Cook
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781890437107
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"SPIRIT OF THE SAN JUANS contains many of the most beautiful and unforgettable photographs that you will ever view. Noted photograher Kathleen Norris Cook spins a photographic tale of the people, the history and the soul of this majestic place. Discover the lure of one of the most spectacular, impressive and awesome mountain ranges in the world." ... book jacket.
