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| ART OF CHARLES PARTRIDGE ADAMS Authors: Stephen J. Leonard, Stanley L. Cuba, Dorothy Dines Charles Partridge Adams was a major Colorado landscape painter during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. More than any other artist who has adopted the Centennial State, Adams came to be regarded by the public and critics alike as the preeminent interpreter of the Colorado landscape. This book includes 90 striking reproductions of Adam's paintings of Colorado, California, New England, the South, and Europe as well as preliminary sketches and selections from his journals and memoirs. |
| COLORADO'S BEST SECOND EDITION THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO FAVORITE PLACES Authors: Bruce H. Caughey, Doug Whitehead Completely redesigned and updated, Colorado's Best is still the only guide visitors and residents of the state will need to find the best that Colorado has to offer. New to this edition are expert picks, where some of Colorado's most colorful characters will guide you to their favorite places: Eric Warner, Lead Dog (a.k.a. Brewmaster) for Flying Dog Brewery, signs off on his favorite microbrews, and world-class mountaineer Gerry Roach will let you in on the secret of his favorite Colorado climbs. This edition also contains expanded information for the Western Slope and southern Colorado |
| THOMAS HORNSBY FERRIL AND THE AMERICAN WEST Editors: Robert C. Baron, Stephen J. Leonard Authors: Robert C. Baron, Thomas J. Noel Thomas Hornsby Ferril was born in Denver, where he remained a resident until his death in 1988. An award-winning poet, essayist, columnist, and coeditor with his wife of The Rocky Mountain Herald from 1939–1972, Ferril was appointed Colorado Poet Laureate in 1979. This collection contains some of Ferril's best poetry, several of his prose pieces, and personal essays from close friends and acquaintances, including his daughter, Ann Ferril Folsom. |
| BRUSHED BY FEATHERS A YEAR OF BIRDWATCHING IN THE WEST Author: Frances Wood With intriguing factual essays, beautiful line drawings, and quotes from naturalists Brushed by Feathers is a study of Western birds that will appeal to the casual nature lover as well as the experienced bird-watcher. The month-by-month introductions include birds from backyard feeders to wetland, forest, and waterway inhabitants. There are more than 150 western United States and Canadian birds, in locales from Kenai, Alaska, to southeastern Arizona included. Line drawings in black and white blend with naturalists' quotes and reflections on birds, presenting many fine first-person relections on what makes a bird-watcher, amazing migration feats, unusal nesting habits, and more—all imparted with a tender first-person reflective tone. A lovely gift..." —The Bookwatch |
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| THE COLORADO GUIDE FIFTH EDITION, UPDATED Authors: Bruce H. Caughey, Dean Winstanley The Colorado Guide is and always has been the bible of what to see and do in Colorado. For the past ten years and a quarter of a million copies sold, Bruce Caughey and Dean Winstanley, both fourth-generation Coloradans, have captured the spirit of the state in the most comprehensive guidebook available. It caputres all the best places from Aspen to Denver to Grand Junction and Colorado Springs, providing an indispensable resouce for the day, weekend, and vacation traveler in Colorado. Reviews "The most complete guide to Colorado in existance." —Library Journal Awards Won ForeWord magazine’s Book of the Year, Silver in Travel Guide category |
| COLORADO ANTIQUE LOVER'S GUIDE With: Front Range Living Online Magazine From diamonds to saddles, the Colorado Antique Lover's Guide offers up an assortment of collectibles and their histories as engaging as anything you've seen on the Antiques Road Show. As this invaluable guide points out, Colorado's antiques range from western and midwestern Americana to rare items from Europe, Tibet, South America, and India. Often, the stories of these items are as valuable to collectors as the artifact itself, helping us understand more deeply the lives people once lived and the part these precious objects played in everyday lives. Awards Won ForeWord magazine’s Book-of-the-Year Award, Bronze winner, Craft & Hobbies |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN GARDEN SURVIVAL GUIDE Author: Susan J. Tweit With a widespread, continuing drought in their region, gardeners in the Rockies need help now more than ever, and they can finally get the quick, expert advice they need in this easy-to-use pocket-size guide. In addition to finding overviews of the region's geography and climate zones, soil types, weather challenges, and "invaders"--weeds and pests--gardeners will discover tips aplenty for coping. For example, learn about "firewise" pruning, how to design an allergy-free garden, which insects are pests and which are beneficial, what plants to grow in order to attract wildlife, and why more water is not necessarily better for your garden. |
| AMERICA'S MOUNTAINS – GUIDE TO PLANTS AND ANIMALS Author: Marianne D. Wallace Illustrator: Marianne D. Wallace From the Appalachian Mountains to the Alaskan Range, this book helps readers identify more than 100 plants and animals found in this varied ecosystem. America's Mountains is a complete full-color guide for nature buffs of all ages; it includes maps, places to visit, and additional resources. |
| VALLEY OF THE DUNES GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE Author: Audrey Benedict Photographers: Bob Rozinski, Wendy Shattil Provides an intimate look at one of Colorado's most spectacular and fascinating regions—the San Luis Valley and the Great Sand Dunes—through the lens of award-winning internationally recognized photographers Wendy Shattil and Robert Rozinski. This take-home memento provides some never- before seen areas including the tallest dune field in North America and includes more than 150 dramatic images. Reviews Review By: Robert Cross, The Arizona Republic - June 16, 2005 More than 100 photos vividly portray the majesty and magic of this vast park, from charging bison to flying cranes, from pastoral valleys to snow-covered mountains, from close-ups of dainty spiderflowers to the delicate blossoms protected by the spikes of a hedgehog cactus. And there are the dramatic pictures of the park's signature feature: the sand dunes. Augmenting the visuals, Benedict's text is brief, informative and entertaining. She interjects folksy personal experiences that complement the visual impressions. The combination of photography and writing offers an intimate peek at this sandy expanse that the casual visitor could never experience. |
| ACCESS ANYTHING: COLORADO ADVENTURING WITH DISABILITIES Authors: Andrea C. Jehn, Craig P. Kennedy Colorado is an adventure state and it leads the country in accessible outdoor activities. This book will guide people with disabilities and their travel partners to some of the best places Colorado has to offer. Includes general travel tips and addresses the needs of travelers young to old, paraplegic to quadriplegic, manual to power chair. From the most mobile to the least active person, this book will help readers decide where they can go, and what they can do once they get there. Reviews "A much needed resource for the State of Colorado." —Amanda Boxtel, paraplegic Co-founder and Director of Special Projects for Challenge Aspen "This book is a perfect testimony to whatever means one uses for mobility, there is a way to get outside, and adventure throughout Colorado." —Mark Wellman, accomplished outdoor enthusiast and well-known paraplegic rock climber |
| CYCLING COLORADO'S MTN PASSES Author: Kurt Magsamen Whether touring or training alone or with an organized group, thousands enjoy riding Colorado's mountain roads every year. Drawn to the alpine beauty and egged on by the challenge, they struggle against the grade, against the altitude, and against mile after brutal mile. Unfortunately, cyclists also struggle against a lack of information. Well, struggle no more! Finally, here is a guidebook that gives cyclists what hikers and climbers have had for their activities for years-comprehensive information. Cycling Colorado's Mountain Passes tells bicyclists everything they need to know to ride Colorado's 38 highest paved mountain roads, as well as describing the heart of every mountain road-the high pass. |
| COLORADO'S 14ERS, 2ND ED. FROM HIKES TO CLIMBS Author: 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. Awards Won Colorado Center for the Book "Colorado Book Award" 1999 finalist |
| MINERALS OF COLORADO This book presents a record of the mineralogy of the state of Colorado that spans nearly 140 years. The result of more than two decades of work, it provides the most completed documentation of Colorado mineralogy ever compiled. There are 774 different mineral species included. |
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