Backcountry Adventures Colorado (Hardcover)

~ Peter Massey (Author), Jeanne Wilson (Author), Angela Titus (Author)
Key Phrases: driving time, route directions, map references, Scenic Rating, Usually Open, Colorado Atlas (more...)

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Product Description

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...

Product Details

• Hardcover: 567 pages
• Publisher: Adler Publishing Company Inc. (June 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930193068
• ISBN-13: 978-1930193062
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #57,767 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Guidebook with tons of pics and GREAT adventures!!, July 22, 2008

By	A Big Fan of Theirs! (Colorado) - See all my reviews

Out of all the choices you have for the topic of exploring Colorado, this is ultimately the BEST guidebook you can find!! I was totally blown over by how much detail that was included! The color photos in the book (literally hundreds) are great and just flipping through the book made me want to start planning my trip right away! Whether you have an SUV or a 4x4, the scenic drives in this book take you to ghost towns and all kinds of interesting destinations in Colorado's backcountry. You get to see photos of what the old towns looked like when they were still standing and the authors give some cool background history on the mining camps too. There is even a field guide so you can identify the wildflowers and animals in the areas you travel to. All in all, this book blows the competition right out of the park!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helps you know what you're getting into, February 16, 2009

By	Ed Beckmann (Colorado) - See all my reviews

Four wheel driving is fun and exciting. But you don't want to be surprised out there. This book makes sure you know what you're getting into. Their rating system helps you choose drives that fit your abilities. A road may start out easy, but then get more challenging. Conversely, a road could start out hard and then get better. They make sure you have some know-how before you get yourself into trouble. This book is a fun read. Full of pictures and descriptions that are incredibly helpful. Great book that I highly recommend.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An ideal and highly recommended reference for scenic drives, September 2, 2008

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

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.