Wilderness Area Books in Colorado

Hiking Colorado's Maroon Bells - Snowmass Wilderness
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Lace up your boots and sample some of the finest trails in Colorado's backcountry. Explore the flower-splashed meadows and crimson peaks of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, test your map and compass skills in the primitive valleys of the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness, discover pristine alpine lakes in the Mount Massive Wilderness, or follow old m… read more

Hiking Colorado's Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
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Lace up your boots and head into Colorado's rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains to explore this spine of soaring peaks that stand more than a mile above the San Luis and Wet Mountain Valleys. Here you'll discover plunging creeks, gorges cut from chunky conglomerate and valleys where elk, bighorn sheep, coyote and cougar live. Climb Kit Carson Mountain… read more

Hiking Colorado's Weminuche & South San Juan Wilderness Areas, 2nd Edition
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Hiking Colorado's Weminuche and South San Juan Wilderness Areas features fifty-seven of southwestern Colorado's finest trails--from short day trips to extended bacpacking treks. With this comprehensive guide, veteran local hiker Donna Ikenberry provides all the information you need to get the most out of hiking the stunning San Juan Mountains. I… read more

Hiking Colorado's Uncompahgre Wilderness
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Lace up your boots and sample more than thirty hikes in Colorado's Uncompahgre Wilderness - one of the state' most spectacular roadless regions. Experience high alpine parks leading to glacial basins of wildflowers; climb Wetterhorn, Matterhorn, and Uncompahgre Peaks to look over the northern San Juan Mountains; or follow the Ridge Stock Driveway ov… read more

Wild Colorado
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Let Wild Colorado be your comprehensive guide to fifty-one roadless recreation areas in the state. Explore the Weminuche Wilderness, Colorado's largest wilderness area, as well as the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, and the greater Rocky Mountain National Park area, including Indian Peaks. Each… read more

Outward Bound Wilderness and First-Aid Handbook
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This comprehensive handbook clearly explains all of the essential diagnostic and first-aid procedures you can use in the wilderness when someone is injured and dialing 911 is not an option. Complete with numerous diagrams and drawings that illuminate concepts and procedures, The Outward Bound Wilderness First-Aid Handbook is a must for anyone headin… read more

Hiking Colorado's Indian Peaks Wilderness
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Lace up your boots and sample thirty-eight of the best trails in Colorado's Indian Peaks Wilderness. One of America's most popular wilderness areas, Indian Peaks is a hiker's delight within easy driving distance of Colorado Springs, Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. Veteran hiker and outdoor writer Bob D'Antonio will introduce you to the area's dram… read more