Colorado is abundant with campsites on public land. The challenge is that these campsites are managed by a variety of state, local and national governmental bodies with different rules and information sources. This book provides an excellent consolidation of information on some 500 campsites located across National and State Parks, Forest Service land and within local municipalities.

The authors have broken up the state into 13 regions and there is a section of the book dedicated to each region. From this point forward the content appears to be largely an aggregation of public information on each campsite: Name, Location, Fee (Y/N), Number of units, Max length, Elevation, Toilets (Y/N), Water (Y/N) and Managing Agency - with contact info. (This contact info alone makes the book very valuable.) They also note activities: e.g. hiking, fishing and dates the sites are open for use. Some campgrounds, mostly state and national parks, are accompanied with more written descriptions and maps, which appear to have been transposed directly from a agency brochures.

While I found this book useful I was hoping to discover more editorial content. There is a nice one-page discussion on the opportunities that the relatively unknown State Wildlife Areas offer (by Don Schuchardt), mysteriously stuck on page 55 (of 160). Beyond that, everything else appears to be republished government documents. A simple, "lots of trees" or "nice views" would have been an excellent addition to the facts offered. Given that this appears to be a largely compilation of public data I would still like to see more details offered. For example, the maps offer far more detail of campgrounds than those in the book. Also a listing of the last known fee schedule would offer some insight beyond the current "fee - Yes".

Overall I'd recommend this book to anyone looking to expand his or her Colorado camping experiences. It's not an RV guide but geared to those looking to branch out beyond the KOAs and into more of what Colorado has to offer.

Now in fully updated and enhanced seventh edition, The Complete Colorado Campground Guide is a solid, fact-filled, "user friendly" guide to Colorado's national parks, state parks, campgrounds, and forest service. Packed from cover to cover with maps, directions, traveling, camping, and fee information, and more, The Complete Colorado Campground Guide is a first-rate reference for Colorado campers looking for the place best suited to their vacation plans and activities.

I hate to trash any book, especially one about Atlanta, but this one just did not do what it should have. If you overlook the obvious mistakes (the Civil War did not begin in 1851) and the short descriptions there are still problems that make the book difficult to use. First, it is cumbersome. The publisher should have made it slightly narrower so that it could fit in my back pocket. Its not off by much, but carrying it in my jacket was a pain and I dropped it twice. Second, the maps are useless, unless you intend to stay in the one area being talked about at the time. I wanted to see the relationship between the CNN Center and Peachtree Center MARTA station so I could avoid having to walk to the GWCC/Georgia Dome/Omni station and changing at Five Point. Can't do it with this book cause the maps don't show it. I dont think Ebeneezer Baptist Church is a major attraction and I don't consider either Wren's Nest or Zoo Atlanta attractions for kids. So if you are looking for attractions and only check out the stuff listed for adults, you will miss two of Atlanta's best and go to one that's so-so.

Where does this book hit its mark? Author Mary Lee does a pretty good job with her best places to....

This book isn't perfect, but is much better than Atlanta (Edge Guides) that I previously bought (and returned!). Good maps, sufficient to guide you in&around the city. Of course, if you need more detailed guide, you also need to buy a real map. Lots of thorough hotel & restaurants review. Info about public transportation, etc. They managed to cram a lot of info in this book. Buy this one!

Especially if you live in or around Cheesman Park, Capitol Hill, Wyman, Uptown, Morgan's, Country Club...you must have this book. Having spent my whole life here, I often wondered "what's the story behind that house/park/street/building?" Now I have the answers. The section on Millionaires Row (Grant Street) and Cheesman Park are especially interesting. Mr. Goodstein does an admirable job of bringing turn-of-the-century Denver to life and putting some flesh on the skeleton that is the historic neighborhoods of our town. Get this book.

Ran into this book at a local bookstore's Halloween collection. Lots of detail about the classic old buildings of Denver and their famous inhabitants, including people like Molly Brown and Mamie Eisenhower. Not as much about actual hautings. This book has a very good index by street address and personage, so you can find the haunted house nearest you. At least one every block.

I found the book in a Utah bookstore the same weekend I first visited the town. We were staying with a family that we had business with. We were not aware the town is polygamous but were able to figure it out fairly quickly. Later we told the folks we had stayed with about the book and they had never heard of it. We loaned them our copy and one comment they made was the number of innaccuracies listed. None of them were particularly major but they were numerous. We were favorably impressed by the people we met. My wife visited there again last year and stayed for nearly two weeks. She says that the depiction of the community in the book really doesn't match what she saw during her stay. We did feel that the book didn't take a "mainline" Mormon viewpoint versus the community's minority viewpoint.

Very well researched. A valuableresearch tool for a very controversial and obscure subject

Like a string of wet years followed by the worst ever drought, the Last Ranch shows that progress is as much about going forward as it is going back, in that lessons must be learned and relearned by every generation, and what at once seemed right, is not right, and the obvious, easiest path is the slow road to ruin. I learned a lot about change and my interest in evapotranspiration was increased. There are enough details without explanation to where you can draw your own conclusions or where you are pointed to further consideration. Bingham points out ever so gently that our problems are social and individual, not political or technological. What a cast of characters and organizations.

The San Luis Valley is a unique place which is hard to describe. This book has done an excellent job and is very accurate. I was born and raised there and my grandfather founded the town that much of his story relates to - Center, Colo. I can attest to the accuracy. It is also a very interesting story.

I am not a fan of soap operas but the life of Baby Doe Tabor reads something like one and I found it fascinating. A rags to riches to rags true story that draws you in from start to finish. There is something about the person of Baby Doe that just draws you in and leaves you thinking about her long after the book is finished. I bought this book in 1993 on a trip to Colorado and I still pick it up from time to time and re-read it. The story of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor would make a great movie, and one was made in 1932 called Silver Dollar, sadly it is not available for home video. A good read.

The story of Baby Doe is worth reading. This well written account dramatically tells the story of her rise and fall in wealth and her personal and public lives. Anyone who appreciates stories of the American power mongers of the late 19th century will enjoy this insightful biography

I enjoyed this book a lot. A solid action yarn, Longarm knows what needs to be done and sets about doing it and blasting everyone that stands in his way.

On the minus side - there is very little depth to the story or any characters, this is simply a "he did this and then he did that and then he did this other thing" style of story, there is little interaction or puzzling to be done. There are also a few "un-Longarm-ish" traits on display, as though the author forgot some of the basics for Longarm.

On the plus side - its a ripping action yarn with a nearly impossible mission. No figuring or sneaky plots going on (a staple in the early stories). A good intro into the series as it doesn't assume any previous knowledge or characters.

Having read the book and listened to the audio, the audio adaptation is quite well done, the abridged version flows very well and captures the essence of the story. The ... scenes have been downplayed a bit. Mr. Cameron is increasingly comfortable with the style and characters of the stories and does an excellent job, using different voices (but not so forced that they sound dumb) for characters and better pacing and intensity then earlier works.

Longarm goes undercover to arrest a counterfeiter, living in fortress,protected by 40 hired guns. This is not a "who-done-it" Longarm, but more of a "how am I going to do it". The villian is indentified by page 6, so the book is mostly an action novel. There is less sex in this book than most Longarm novels and this makes for a little dryer reading. Only outlaws are killed, staying away from an annoying aspect of some Longarm books, where being a bystander is not good for your health. The book has a surprise, which I did not see coming, that earned it an extra star. Otherwise it would have only been an average novel in the Longarm series. I would recommend this book to all readers of Westerns

This is a nice brief book on some of the historical aspects of Long's as well as some climbing information. The good news is that this book is so thin you can take it with you on a backpacking trek. The bad news is that because it's so small, it contains limited information, hence the 3 star rating. Overall the book is very interesting and informative about Long's Peak. For a first time visitor to the mountain, this would be a good book to purchase.

... in a small package.

This book was first published in 1946, and has been revised eight times since. Every revision adds new material and updates information from the previous edition. I picked up the eighth edition (1969) on my first attempt to summit Longs Peak in 1978, and learned more from it than from any other book on the subject. In 1999, when I tried to summit a third time, I bought the 10th edition (1990), and enjoyed the new material and revisions it contains.

The back cover has a detailed map of the Longs Peak Keyhole route trail from the ranger station to the summit. Page 59 begins listing over 100 different routes that spans the next three pages. Page 63 begins a listing of notable events related to Longs Peak, beginning in 1820, sorted by date.

Truly, if you want a concise, yet very meaty book on Longs Peak, Nesbit's small volume is something you should add to your library.

If you live in Colorado, I would NOT buy this book. It has no unusual or unrecognized destinations. Any of the information in this book can be obtained at your local visitor's center. If you live out of Colorado, or if you just prefer to spend the money on a bound copy of visitor info, this book is fine. Be aware that the educational content is geared to older (pre-teen) levels. Also, this book covers all of Colorado, so these are not daytrip destinations. The authors have the right idea, but I would like to see them issue some regional guides, e.g. Denver/Boulder area, Western Slope, Southwest Colorado, Colorado Springs area, and include some out of the way and more intriguing trips.

This book is a great help in planning family vacations. It is easy to read and is very clear when describing activities/areas to visit/interesting info... It offers information about places that includes wildlife, nature, history, even questions that you and your child can try to answer as you visit these places.

I grew up in the Four Corners area and generally enjoy Doss' portrayal of the area and of the Utes. I felt this book was not up to the others because of the annoying habit of portraying two of the main characters as child-women. There was an abundance of tiny hands, tiny waists, and tiny feet in tiny red shoes. Surely there are some tough, intelligent, and attractive Ute women. By the end I was ready for the two tiny women to jump off the Rio Grande Gorge, tiny hand in tiny hand.

It is a healing ritual for the Utes living in Southwestern Colorado. However, the Sun Dance is also a physically demanding event. Still, when hale and hearty tribesmen die during the dance, tribal police officer Charlie Moon suspects foul play even though the official report is death due to natural causes.

However, the skeptical Charlie refuses to accept the explanation of his shaman aunt Daisy, who believes that an evil presence amidst the tribe is killing the participants. While Charlie continues to investigate the deaths, tribal reporter Delly Sands feels that she can ferret out the identity of the witch behind the recent deaths. However, Delly soon becomes a target and is hurt. Charlie begins to take Aunt Daisy seriously as he realizes that he is fighting something outside his understanding.

The fourth entry in the Moon mysteries, THE SHAMAN'S GAME, is a great new edition to one of the best Native American detective stories on the market today. The characters feel genuine, even though their beliefs are very diverse. Some believe deeply in the Indian spiritual world while others have been Anglicized. The story line brilliantly balances the dance between police procedural and ethnic heritage. However, what makes this particular novel stand out is James D. Doss's delightful description and dazzling deference to the power of the Sun Dance.

Harriet Klausner