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Title: 100 Classic Hikes in Colorado (Classic Hikes) by Scott S. Warren ISBN: 0-89886-652-9 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The pictures are breathtaking
Comment: The color photographs alone make this a "must have" guidebook if you enjoy hiking in Colorado. Each hike is described in some detail with a ranking of how strenuous each trek is considered. The text is concise and to the point, but gives an adequate feel of each hike. There is at least one color photo for each journey and the photos are simply superb. Many such photos were the sole reason I decided to hike some of these mountains and I was never disappointed. You can literally spend hours just pouring over the incredible photos.
The quality of the book is superb. The pages are heavy glossy paper and the paperback binding holds up after major 1,000+ mile car journeys I've made with the book thrown in the backseat. If you buy one guidebook about hiking in Colorado, make it this one. I highly recommend it for the description of each trail and the stupendous photographs.
Rating: 5
Summary: Colorado Hiking Guide Hits New Heights
Comment: While this is a book about hiking, the first thing that struck me as I read this book is the quality and quantity of the photographs. Every hike has at least one color photograph, and given that they are taken in Colorado, the scenery is spectacular. The book's pages are bright-white-glossy paper, so the colors really jump out at you. The pictures really give you a feel for what you are going to see on the hike and are thus worth many thousands of words.
The verbal content is excellent in its own right. The 100 hikes cover the entire state from the prairie in the east to Colorado National Monument in the west. Distance and difficulty range from a 1 mile nature stroll to 31.5 miles along the steep, rugged Continental Divide. The trail descriptions are not long, but words are used wisely and you will know about the area's history and what can be found on the hike when you are through reading. The hikes described in this book really live up to the "classic" in the book's title, as each one visits a special area, usually for scenery or geology, but sometimes for history. There are some very difficult hikes in Colorado (consider the mountains and elevation), but the author gives precise information (example: trail gains 1000 feet in the next 0.75 mile) that should allow you to steer clear of hikes beyond your ability. I recently visited Colorado and took a couple of the hikes described in this book. When I got done, I wished I had time to hike more of them.
As you can probably tell by now, I really enjoyed this guide. The book could be recommended for the pictures alone, but the hiking contents lives up to the title "100 classic hikes." Hikers planning to visit Colorado will find this guide a joy, but others might find it of interest as well. Enthusiastically recommended.
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Title: Complete Guide to Colorado's Wilderness Areas by Mark Pearson, John Fielder ISBN: 1565790529 Publisher: Westcliffe Pub Pub. Date: May, 1994 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Colorado's Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs by Gerry Roach ISBN: 1555914128 Publisher: Fulcrum Pub Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Colorado Guide (5th Edition) by Bruce Caughey, Dean Winstanley ISBN: 1555910068 Publisher: Fulcrum Pub Pub. Date: 01 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Colorado Atlas and Gazetteer (Colorado Atlas and Gazetteer, 6th ED) by Delorme, Delorme Publishing Company ISBN: 0899332889 Publisher: DeLorme Publishing Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Rocky Mountain National Park Dayhiker's Guide: A Scenic Guide to 33 Favorite Hikes Including Longs Peak by Jerome Malitz ISBN: 1555661106 Publisher: Cordillera Pr Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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