Colorado Scenic Guide: Southern Region (Paperback)

by Lee Gregory (Author) "Miracle Rock is a huge sandstone boulder precariously balanced on the rim of a sheer cliff..." (more)
Key Phrases: good dirt road, visitor map, geologic area, Forest Service, Lake City, Del Norte (more...)

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Product Description
Organized for ease of use, this traveller’s aid gives the motorist all the information needed to find and enjoy 50 scenic sites in southern Colorado. Each chapter includes quick access information (best time to visit, time needed, facilities, etc.); background on history, geology, and natural history; detailed road directions with mileage logs; at least one two-color map; and a representative photograph. A companion volume, "Colorado Scenic Guide: Northern Region, provides coverage of 50 scenic sites in northern Colorado.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Johnson Books; 3rd Rev edition (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555661459
• ISBN-13: 978-1555661458
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #778,876 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't see Colorado without it... buy it, read it, live it, March 20, 1997

By A Customer

Gregory knows Colorado and has written the best travel companion for Southern Colorado. Like Scenic Colorado - Northern Region, this volume is tighly constructed to offer the traveler the best, in-depth information for enjoying the region. Included are very detailed directions to breathtaking sights that most would miss without Gregory's assistance. Also included are very accurate suggestion on how long you'll want to plan to visit a site, best times of day to take photos at the site and many other helpful tips. Knowing Colorado as he does, Gregory shares both his knowledge, and passion, for the region with his readers in a well prepared text that allows the traveler to discover and enjoy the state in a way usually reserved for the natives.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of information other guidebooks don't have, July 24, 1998

By A Customer

We've been to Colorado a number of times but had no idea most of the sites described ever existed. I guess that's because most guidebooks don't include things accessable only by dirt roads. If you have or can rent a four wheel drive, this is a must.