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Backroads & byways of Colorado : drives, day trips & weekend excursions

Knufken, Drea (author.). Daters, John, 1980- (author.).

Summary: "Hit the road to experience Colorado's most breathtaking byways, mile by mile. In this updated and revised edition, intrepid local writers and travelers Drea Knufken and John Daters are once again your guides to the pinnacles of the Rockies, the sandstone valleys of the Western Slope, and the windswept prairies of the eastern state. Follow them through carefully crafted itineraries so you too can: Ski, hike, or camp in the 2.3 million acre White River National Forest Navigate frontier paths and long abandoned ghost towns Explore ancestral Puebloan settlements along the San Juan Skyway Drive the highest paved through road in North America: Trail Ridge Road This practical guidebook includes the authors' expert insights into the state's must see sites, memorable meals, and cozy lodgings. This is the shortest route you can take to explore like a native and the perfect way for residents to delve deeper into the history and magic of Colorado"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781682685068
ISBN: 1682685063
ISBN: 9781682685075
Physical Description: print
272 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm.
Edition: Third Edition.
Publisher: New York : The Countryman Press, [2020]
Copyright: © 2020

Content descriptions

General Note:	Second edition published 2013. Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Preparing for your trip -- WESTERN SLOPE -- CONTINENTAL DIVIDE -- FRONT RANGE -- SOUTHEASTERN MOUNTAINS.