Black Canyon of the Gunnison Explorer's Guide by Steve Lyons is a well-written, entertaining, thoroughly researched guide to the magnificent Black Canyon country of southwestern Colorado. The book covers the entire length of the canyon and includes Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Curecanti National Recreation Area and Gunnison Gorge Wilderness. This book offers experiences that range from viewing at scenic overlooks to kayaking extreme whitewater. Sections cover: site seeing, hiking, camping, history & geology, fishing, rafting, kayaking, bicycling and nature viewing. Well illustrated with over 50 black & white photographs and detailed maps.
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Steve Lyons fell in love with outdoor adventure early. As a boy of six he began learning to hike, camp and canoe at camp Man-Go-Tah-See on Loon Lake. By age thirteen he'd built two canoes from kits (the first with dad's help and the next on his own) and was hard to drag away from his haunts on the lakes and in the marshes around his Michigan home. At age 16 he honed his outdoor skills at Outward Bound, exploring the Boundary Waters of Quetico Provincial Park and Superior National Forest. In the years that followed he built more boats and made numerous excursions to rivers in Michigan, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Ontario, the Yukon, California and Colorado. At age 21, Steve spent a summer hiking, camping and exploring Europe with his brother, Dave, and friend Tom Hall. At age 26, searching for the meaning of life, Lyons spent 18 months backpacking and bumming his way around the world. His adventures took him to many remote and beautiful places, some of which he's shared about in his writings. Steve's articles have appeared the American Whitewater Journal, Oakland Press, Mother Earth News, Boston Magazine and others. He wrote his first book, The Bicyclist's Guide to the Southern Berkshires in 1993. He lives with his wife, Phyllis, in a small Colorado town just north of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
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The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is a forty eight-mile-long crack in the earth - gaping, jagged, and awesome. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vaulted toilet, boulder sieve, loose rock underfoot, vault toilets, diversion tunnel, shaded picnic tables, inner canyon, national recreation area, rock squirrels, north rim, elevation change, south rim, kokanee salmon, creek trail Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Black Canyon, Gunnison Gorge, Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison River, Blue Mesa Reservoir, Elk Creek, East Portal, National Park Service, Painted Wall, Exclamation Point, Chasm View, Hermit's Rest, Black Ridge, Crystal Creek, Curecanti Creek, Grizzly Ridge, Lake Fork, Pine Creek, West Elk Mountains, San Juan, Blue Mesa Dam, Crystal Reservoir, Green Mountain, Gunnison Forks, Gunnison Uplift New!
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The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is a forty eight-mile-long crack in the earth - gaping, jagged, and awesome. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vaulted toilet, boulder sieve, loose rock underfoot, vault toilets, diversion tunnel, shaded picnic tables, inner canyon, national recreation area, rock squirrels, north rim, elevation change, south rim, kokanee salmon, creek trail Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Black Canyon, Gunnison Gorge, Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison River, Blue Mesa Reservoir, Elk Creek, East Portal, National Park Service, Painted Wall, Exclamation Point, Chasm View, Hermit's Rest, Black Ridge, Crystal Creek, Curecanti Creek, Grizzly Ridge, Lake Fork, Pine Creek, West Elk Mountains, San Juan, Blue Mesa Dam, Crystal Reservoir, Green Mountain, Gunnison Forks, Gunnison Uplift New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- National Park Service: The Story Behind the Scenery by Horace M. Albright on page 28, page 156, and page 178
- Curtis Creek Manifesto: A Fully Illustrated Guide to the Stategy, Finesse, Tactics, and Paraphernalia of Fly Fishing by Sheridan Anderson on page 219, and Back Matter
- Stone Crusade: A Historical Guide to Bouldering in America (The American Alpine Book Series) by John Sherman on page 120, and Back Matter
- Black Canyon by Tom Wilson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Leave No Trace: Minimum Impact Outdoor Recreation by Will Harmon on page 63
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