Oddball Colorado: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places (Oddball series) [Paperback]

Jerome Pohlen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Oddball series | Publication Date: September 1, 2002

A high-altitude alligator farm. A UFO watchtower. A monument to a headless chicken. While other travel guides tell you about tackling Pike's Peak, skiing the back bowls, or rafting down the Arkansas River, this quirky regional resource offers unusual travel destinations and little-known historical titbits. Imagine regaling co-workers with unique Rocky Mountain adventures, like spending an evening at a drive-in movie...in a queen-sized bed, or visiting a vapour cave clad only in a towel. How about seeing a two-headed dragon made of car parts, or watching cliff divers while eating Mexican food?

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About the Author

Jerome Pohlen is the author of the Oddball series and a regular travel commentator for 848 on WBEZ, the Chicago affiliate of National Public Radio. He is a recent recipient of the Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Award for Best Essay. He lives in Chicago.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556524609
• ISBN-13: 978-1556524608
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #452,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best travel guide - period!, May 26, 2003

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David Lee (Colorado, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oddball Colorado: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places (Oddball series) (Paperback)

We recently moved to Colorado and purchased about a dozen travel guides to help us get oriented. Oddball Colorado was one we just sort of grabbed in the melee. My wife and I would burst out in spontaneous laughter as we read it. Rather than read it cover to cover, I found myself bouncing around from page to page. Just when I thought I had finished it I would discover another golden nugget I had overlooked. It was a sad day when I realized I had finally finished it!

Now all other travel guides seem inconsequential. Pohlen identifies the natural wonders that really matter (to me!). The cheesy roadside attractions that seemed to capture my father's big station wagon with their tractor beams. Reading the book is like taking a ride with my dad all over again.

Now I've moved onto Oddball Illinois. And I thought nothing could make me want to visit Illinois!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, could use an update, March 25, 2011

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Laura E. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Oddball Colorado: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places (Oddball series) (Paperback)

Would like to see a revised version of this book, some of it looks dated and sounded dated. but, its a great concept and an interesting read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Oddball Colorado, February 1, 2010

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Frederick Couch "SWScrambler" (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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