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Outdoors & Travel
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by Cindy Hirschfeld
This best-selling guide, now revised and updated, covers dog-friendly trails, activities, and accommodations throughout Colorado. Both residents and visitors will appreciate the detailed information on dog-oriented excursions, leash laws and trail etiquette, doggie daycare services, vet info, and specialty pet boutiques.
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by Eric Peterson
In the third installment of his unique and unpredictable Ramble travel series, Eric Peterson spotlights California's most quirky and intriguing attractions, sharing his personal travel experiences along the way. Each regional section features atypical tourist destinations, maps, oddball stats, required reading, viewing, and listening lists, as well as the typical guidebook fare: places to eat, drink, and catch some ZZZs. The travelogue portions offer more vicarious tidbits as Peterson meanders through the state, sharing his openness to new experiences and self-deprecating humor. With such adventures as "A Beer Drinker in Wine Country," "The Desert, Man," and "Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll," Ramble California calls you to the open road and your next idiosyncratic journey.
Also in the Ramble Series:
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by Sam Tracy
Sam Tracy, a radical-minded bike aficionado with a 90-pound toolbox, distills his breadth of knowledge into this handy, pocket-sized repair credo, organized by the major bike components-wheels, seats, stems/handlebars, brakes, and drivetrains. With the mindset of a stranded rider, Tracy efficiently chases down the sources of mechanical woes and describes how best to tackle these repairs in a time-conscious fashion to get riders speedily back up on their bikes. Those planning longer journeys are encouraged to peruse this guide prior to departure both to understand the range of potential repair scenarios and ensure that all the right tools make it into the repair kit. With Roadside Bicycle Repair, Tracy talks repair first, bike politics second-though there's always room for a little social agenda. This is the book for bicyclists on the move.
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by Eugene Buchanan
From rafts made from old germ warfare suits to lifejackets stitched together from soccer balls and wine bladders, river running in the former Soviet Union has evolved much like Australian wildlife—completely free of outside influences. Brothers on the Bashkaus follows the exploits of one of the first groups of Westerners to experience this foreign style of rafting on a white-knuckled, 26-day trip down the Bashkaus River, one of the hardest whitewater runs in all Siberia. Armed with little more than former guiding experience and a grant from W. L. Gore and Associates, four Americans stumble into a chance encounter with Latvia’s Team Konkas and soon find themselves with a group of complete strangers on one of the wildest rides in the world. Along the way they deal with everything from language barriers and homemade equipment to armed horsemen and rapids lined with memorials to those who perished before them. But more importantly, they discover the bonding process of the river, a medium that dissolves cultural barriers as easily as sediment. They find that the river creates a common bond regardless of race, religion, or nationality—a bond in which a group of strangers truly come together as brothers. |
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by Audrey DeLella Benedict
The Naturalist's Guide provides an authoritative, user-friendly reference for anyone living in or visiting the Southern Rocky Mountains, an area encompassing most of Colorado and portions of southern Wyoming and northern New Mexico. This popular region includes the highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, innumerable deep canyons and gorges, sweeping valleys, one of the world's tallest inland dune fields, and scenic headwaters. Drawing on extensive scientific research and more than 35 years of her own field observations, Audrey Benedict explores the region's extensive geography and natural history. Includes information on the flora, fauna, geology, weather patterns, and landscapes of this varied and beautiful region. |
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by Gerry Roach & Jennifer Roach
Although climbing Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks has become increasingly popular in recent years for both state natives and visitors, many of the best climbs in the state are actually 13,000-foot peaks. Referring to these peaks as the "Centennial Thirteeners," authors Gerry and Jennifer Roach take you across Colorado to some of the most beautiful mountains the state has to offer. Peaks covered include Mount Meeker, which is visible from Denver, and more reclusive beauties such as Arrow, Vestal, and Jagged in the San Juan Range. Packed full of useful and user-friendly information on these and other peaks. With an even mix of hikes, scrambles, and climbs, as well as an average of almost 4 routes per peak, there is something for everyone. |
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by Gerry Roach
Since 1992, Colorado's Fourteeners has sold more than 40,000 copies, a testament to its accuracy and completeness. Now in its second edition, this climbing and hiking guide to Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks has been updated to include 250 routes. Besides the often-climbed standard routes, the guide describes many alternative and technical routes, with each route rated by grade, class, and snow steepness. Easy-to-read, full-color topographic maps and photographic overlays, cross-referenced to the route descriptions, make this the best book on the market for Colorado natives and visitors alike.
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by Kalpana Muetz & Kristi Frush, with Jillian LaVigne
The first guidebook of its kind, this invaluable resource for spa-goers and visitors throughout the state of Colorado includes extensive details on 45 relaxing and rejuvenating spas, including a wide variety of day, resort, and destination retreats. Whether you seek invigorating hot springs, luxurious pampering, a focus on health and wellness, or eco-friendly products, Colorado Spas will help you discover a spa experience that caters to your every need. |
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