Insiders' Guide to Boulder and Rocky Mountain National Park, 7th (Insiders' Guide Series) [Paperback]

Roz Brown (Author), Ann Alexander Leggett (Author), Linda Cornett (Original Author)

Book Description

Series: Insiders' Guide Series | Publication Date: May 1, 2004

Boulder is a premier outdoor recreation mecca, a center of alternative culture, and a bustling college town, making it one of the country's most liveable cities. Local authors uncover the real Boulder, from the high mountains and sparkling streams of Rocky Mountain National Park to the historic buildings, shops, galleries, and more.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Visitors will find this book a terrific resource; those who live there will definitely want to own it." --Family Travel Times (Praise for the Insiders' Guide series)

"By far one of the best lines of guidebooks available anywhere. Even if you've lived in one of the Insiders' Guide locations for years, you can bet you'll learn new places to go, people to meet, and things to do." --Vapor Trails on-line travel magazine (Praise for the Insiders' Guide series)

From the Back Cover

For more than twenty years, the Insiders' Guide® series has remained the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information. Each guide is written by locals and true insiders and offers a personal, practical perspective that readers everywhere have come to know and love.
From the jagged edges of the Flatirons to the red tile roofs of the University of Colorado campus, Boulder is one of America's most scenic cities. Let this authoritative guide show you how to navigate Boulder's wealth of outdoor recreation opportunities and cultural events as well as the natural wonders of Rocky Mountain National Park. Inside you'll find:
comprehensive listings of restaurants and lodging options
the inside scoop on renowned attractions such as Chautauqua Park and the National Center for Atmospheric Research
countless details on how to live and thrive in the area, from the best shopping to the lowdown on real estate - in town and in the mountains
sections dedicated to children, retirement, and much more
Whether you're planning a vacation, living in the area, or looking to relocate, Insiders' Guide to Boulder and Rocky Mountain National Park will show you everything you need to know.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Insiders' Guide; 7th edition (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076272837X
• ISBN-13: 978-0762728374
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,567,611 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Award-winning author Claire Walter has written books about skiing, snowshoeing and Colorado's vibrant culinary scene for Fulcrum. Honors include two Lowell Thomas Awards from Colorado Ski Country USA, CSCUSA's Freelance Writer of the Year Award, three Soc

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Flying Blind in Boulder, June 2, 2008

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Doginfollow (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Insiders' Guide to Boulder and Rocky Mountain National Park, 8th (Insiders' Guide Series) (Paperback)

First, the good news. This book does contain plenty of useful information. If you're looking for a guide that focuses on Boulder, Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park (as opposed to a general Colorado book), it may be worth getting.

Now, the bad news: this book will not actually help you find any of the attractions that the authors describe. For some mysterious reason, they did not seem to consider that it might be useful to include some maps showing where everything is.

The book has a grand total of two (2) maps: a very general highway map of the Denver area, and a very general major-street map of Boulder. Neither has a key to any of the hotels, restaurants, shops or attractions mentioned in the book. I kept flipping through the pages looking for the detailed map of Downtown Boulder, or any map at all of Estes Park or Rocky Mountain National Park. Unfortunately, they just don't exist--to find anything, or to plan an excursion, you'll need a different book.

Other guidebook series (such as Moon or Lonely Planet) generally do a better job providing usable maps than the Insiders' Guide. But even the Insiders' Guide for the Oregon Coast, for example, has enough maps to get by. But Insiders really dropped the ball on Boulder. Hopefully they'll pick it up for the next edition. If they can find it.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book on Boulder and other areas too!, January 12, 2008

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Christian Gilby "jeeper" (SF Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Insiders' Guide to Boulder and Rocky Mountain National Park, 8th (Insiders' Guide Series) (Paperback)

Bought this for a recent trip to Boulder/CoSprings after looking at many different regional travel books. This was by far the best one.