Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas, 2nd (Regional Hiking Series) [Paperback]

Donna Lynn Ikenberry (Author)

Book Description

Series: Regional Hiking Series | Publication Date: August 1, 2005

Fifty-seven comprehensive trail descriptions for Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness areas.

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From the Back Cover

For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuide® has set the standard for outdoor recreation guidebooks. Written by top outdoors experts and enthusiasts, each guide invites you to experience the endless adventure and rugged beauty of the great outdoors.

Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas features fifty-seven of southwestern Colorado's finest trails--from short day trips to extended backpacking treks. With this comprehensive guide, veteran local hiker Donna Ikenberry provides all the information you need to get the most out of hiking the stunning San Juan Mountains.

Look inside to find:

* Hikes suited to every ability
* Accurate directions to popular as well as less-traveled trails
* Detailed trail descriptions with mile-by-mile directional cues
* GPS-compatible maps and route profiles
* Trail contacts and area regulations
* An index of hikes sorted by difficulty, length, and scenic features

About the Author

Donna Ikenberry is a full-time freelance photojournalist and an avid hiker and bicyclist. She is the author of Hiking Oregon as well as numerous other books and articles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 2nd edition (August 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762734221
• ISBN-13: 978-0762734221
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best guide to the Weminuche & South San Juans, December 3, 2005

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Mike R. Vining (South Fork, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas, 2nd (Regional Hiking Series) (Paperback)

"Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas" guidebook is both a revision and an expansion of the author's previous book "Hiking Colorado's Weminuche Wilderness," first published in 1999. This new 2005 guidebook now includes one of Colorado's least visited wildernesses, the South San Juan. A pristine place, just like the Weminuche Wilderness, the two wilderness areas almost connect at Wolf Creek Pass. The South San Juan wilderness is the site where the last known grizzly bear in Colorado was killed in 1979.

The guidebook has the latest trail information, a new trail map format, and now GPS readings at important way points. The guide contains 57 hikes; 35 hikes in Weminuche and 22 hikes in the South San Juan. The Weminuche section covers 662 miles of hikes and the South San Juan covers 224 miles of hikes, giving the user 886 miles of trail descriptions. The back of the book contains a trail finder guide to aid the user in selecting a hike.

This guidebook is without a doubt the best guidebook out there covering the Weminuche and South San Juan Wildernesses. I highly recommend this guide.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and very useful, September 13, 2009

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Karl A. Rodriguez "mactaka" (San Antonio, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas, 2nd (Regional Hiking Series) (Paperback)

The 2nd edition hiking guide is an amazing book, showing both 2D trail maps and elevation guides. The descriptions tell what obstacles on the trail as well as previewing what sites to look for.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!, August 31, 2008

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B. Mattingly "RockHopper" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas, 2nd (Regional Hiking Series) (Paperback)

Great book for planning a backpacking trip. Directions to hikes are right on the mark with excellent details. Many good hikes - combine this with National Geographic Map #140 and you can put together a nice trip.

Highly Recommended.