Backcountry Adventures Colorado (Backcountry Adventures)
by Peter Massey, Jeanne Wilson, Angela Titus
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Author: Angela Titus, Jeanne Wilson, Peter MasseyEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-06-15
ISBN: 1930193068
Number of pages: 567
Publisher: Adler Publishing Company Inc.
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Book Review: An ideal and highly recommended reference for scenic drives
Summary: 5 Stars
Colorado is a vacationers paradise offering a variety of outdoor experiences and adventures for every season of the year. The collaborative work of Peter Massey, Jeanne Wilson, and Angela Titus, "Backcountry Adventures Colorado" is a 568-page compendium of detailed and reliable information showcases 143 of Colorado's best scenic back roads and four-wheel drive trails that can well serve to plan itineraries ranging from day trips, to week-end excursions, to week-long holiday adventures exploring what Colorado has to offer away from the usual tourist destinations. From ghost towns, to forgotten mines and mill workings, to old railroad and stage lines, "Backcountry Adventures Colorado truly lives up to its title with 'user friendly' and profusely illustrated directions. Enhanced with town histories, plant and animal information, driving directions that include GPS coordinates, and trails rated for degree of difficulty, mileage, and driving time, "Backcountry Adventures Colorado" is ideal for the non-specialist general reader and is illustrated with 924 photographs and 152 four-color topographic trail maps. "Backcountry Adventures Colorado" is an ideal and highly recommended reference for scenic drives -- and would serve as an excellent model for developing similar travel guides for other states.
Summary of Backcountry Adventures Colorado (Backcountry Adventures)
Introducing Backcountry Adventures Colorado, Adler Publishing's exciting NEW 2008 addition to the award-winning Adventures series. This colorful, hardcover book includes 143 of the best scenic drives, historic backcountry trails, and famous off-road routes that Colorado has to offer. Visit ghost towns such as Animas Forks and Ruby, where miners once flocked for their chance to strike it rich. Travel in the path of such famous explorers, outlaws, and prospectors as Ferdinand Hayden, Doc Holliday, and Horace Tabor. Stare in awe at the breathtaking scenery at the top of some of Colorado s tallest peaks. Like the other guides in the Backcountry Adventures series, Backcountry Adventures Colorado provides a helpful, concise chart with each trail description, listing starting and finishing point, mileage, driving time, and elevation. Hundreds of photographs and fascinating histories bring the trail to life. Also, new for Backcountry Adventures Colorado is the inclusion of color topographic maps for each trail and region. Backcountry Adventures Colorado is the most comprehensive book of its kind and is indispensable for planning any kind of outdoor adventure in the Centennial State. It will appeal to everyone who loves the backcountry: campers, anglers, four-wheelers, hikers, mountain bikers, snowmobilers, amateur prospectors, sightseers, and more...General Books
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