Colorado's Hot Springs is an entertaining, comprehensive guide to the state's sweet soaking sites and their histories. The photographs capture each spring's unique character and beauty. Each chapter blends descriptions of the warm water wonders with stories about the unique characters, events, and ancient use by Native Americans. The springs are Colorado's warm water ocean and Debbie visited each one. This all new, up-to-date guide profiles forty-four...
Discusses the wide range of weather that occurs in Colorado, examining the causes and dynamics behind droughts, blizzards, hail storms, tornadoes, lightning storms, and more, with color photographs and descriptions of notable extreme weather events.
In this completely revised edition-now in full color and with new color tour maps-intrepid local writers and travelers Drea Knufken and John Daters are once again your guides to the pinnacles of the Rockies, the sandstone valleys of the Western Slope, and the windswept prairies of the eastern part of the state. Follow them through carefully crafted itineraries so you too can: Ski, hike, or camp in the massive 2.3-million-acre White River National...
"Each hike description includes a topographic map, mile-by-mile directions, and information on distance, difficulty, terrain, and hiking time"--p. [4] of cover.
Colorado cyclists know that the state's paved roads are as beautiful and exciting to ride as its famous mountain-biking trails. The first and only one of its kind in the state- documents nearly every stretch of pavement recommended for road biking. Whether you're a seasoned Colorado cyclist looking for new challenges or a visitor in quest of America's highest and most scenic paved roads, you can choose from 208 routes of all difficulty levels.