This guidebook is a compilation of twenty-four hikes encompassing every peak in the La Plata Mountains of southwest Colorado.
Total page count is 208..
A generous number of color photographs expand each chapter to five or six pages.
Notes on natural history, including flora and geology, are interwoven.
Historical photographs supplement the discussion of human history.
Explicit hiking and climbing route descriptions are accompanied with images and accurate maps.
The degree of difficulty is specified and driving instructions are detailed.
Each hike entry opens with a quote to set an emotive tone, followed by a one paragraph summary calling out its distinctive features.
The hike descriptions follow, divided into three sections titled Hikers, Adventurers, and Mountaineers.
The book opens with two introductory chapters covering how to use the Guide and some basics of hiking, as well as a chapter about the natural and human history of the region.
All of the hikes can be safely done without the aid of climbing gear, so this is not a book for technical climbers.
It is organized by increasing levels of difficulty, ranging from trail treks for families to scrambles with breathtaking exposure.
This guidebook is a compilation of twenty-five hikes encompassing every mountain in the range.
The La Plata Mountains are a cluster of twenty-nine consolidated Peaks hidden away in the southwest quarter of Colorado.
All of the hikes can be safely done without the aid of climbing gear, so this is not a book for technical climbers.
The array of offerings will appeal to hikers, adventurers, and mountaineers.
It is organized by increasing levels of difficulty, ranging from trail treks for families to scrambles with breathtaking exposure.
This guidebook is a compilation of twenty-four hikes encompassing every peak in the La Plata Mountains of southwest Colorado
