Though not exhaustive, Cycling Colorado's Mountain Passes by Kurt Magsamen, offers a perfect beginning for anyone seeking information on Colorado's many mountain climbs. This book, 237 pages long, describes 34 passes from all parts of the state. All passes are neatly outlined in the table of contents by area, thereby making them easy to find. The introduction describes the book's organization and general content. This section also includes useful information about safety, time of the year with optimal weather conditions, recommendations for conditioning as well as equipment. For someone new to the state or unfamiliar with cycling mountain passes, the introduction is most useful. There is also a summery of passes by region that includes elevation and difficulty on pages 223-4. A pass-bragging log provides a place for making personal notes. The included index provides quick access to the more detailed information contained in the book elsewhere.

The bulk of the book is devoted to a description of each pass. Each of the described passes is organized to begin with an overview, and followed by a road map, recommended start and stop points as well as alternatives, road and traffic conditions, descent challenges, sleep and supplies, and finally mileage logs. All information included is quite useful especially for someone who is new to the state. I especially like the comments contained in the road and traffic conditions, as well as the insights about where one can find accommodations and food. The graphic display of the mileage log offers a quick look of what one is about to tackle and given the exaggerated vertical scale can appear quite intimidating. More accurate information about mountain grades and overall difficulty is included in the opening paragraphs for each pass.

In general, I find the book is well organized and full of useful information. It is small enough to fit into the back of your bike jersey and at a list price of ($$$) should be considered for the book shelf of every biking enthusiast who wants to take on Colorado's mountain passes.

This is a good book for what it is: a collection of 16, mostly short, hikes in and around Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It is great for someone who intends to vacation in lovely Steamboat, or who is new to the town and/or hiking. The directions are clear, and the maps are quite good (accurate and simple enough to orient you well for the hike). As an added bonus, there are quite a few full-color pictures of the area.

This is NOT for someone who wants difficult hikes and/or who is already somewhat familiar with hiking at Steamboat. However, it is a great "starter" which will familiarize you to the hiking alternatives in the area.

My husband and I just moved to Colorado and enjoy hiking. This book helped us find many new and beautiful places in Summit County. We think the directions and maps of the hikes are very helpful however, a warning to those not accustomed to hiking in the mountains may find that the distances and times are sometimes a little off.

This 1989 novel is number 3 in what turned out to be a 5 book series about Denver private eye Jacob Lomax who is aked to trace a missing girl one Stephanie Bellano who has gone missing after an arguement with Joseph Bellano her father and combination barber and bookie.The search takes on greater urgency with the murder of her father shortly after..
The search takes him into the world of organised crime in Denver and to a remote religious commune in the Colorado wilds .Along the ay he is beaten up,his friends threatend and he finds a new lady friend
R>Plotting is of Chippendalean dovetail tightness,with two lively shootouts near the end.Atmosphere is potently evoked with the bone freezing Denver December being well realised while Lomax is a reassuringly conventional old style PI-decent,tough and reliable.Indeeed characterisation is good all round and I recommend the book whole heartedly to any devotees of the private eye genre who want to see what the genre was like 20 or so years ago
I would love to know why the guy stopped writing in the early 90's He is missed....

Jason Lynx, the antique dealer/puzzle solver of this series, was trying to avoid talking to an obnoxious acquaintance when he walked past him in the park. It was not until he was trying to creep past the sleeping figure again that Bela, his dog, set up a howl that he realized that Fred was dead.

Jason also knew Fred's sister, who asked him to use his puzzle solving skills to help her find out what happened to her brother.

The deeper Jason dug, the more people appeared who had reason to kill Fred. The theme of this book is the importance of families, what they do to one another and for one another. Jason also gives some great tips on how to decorate a guest room.

Definitely well worth reading although the ending may not satisfy the mystery purist.

This was a strong, adventurous mystery. He writes with a lot of cynical flair. Several good one-liners, and a pulsing chase scene at the end. The killer's identity isn't a huge surprise, but doesn't seem meant to be. The emphasis is on the characters and the setting. Nicely done!

Barry Goldwater's "Delightful Journey" takes us where no can now go. A passenger on a commercial river trip led by the now legendary Norm Nevills, Goldwater recounts the adventure of traveling down the undammed and dangerous Green and Colorado Rivers in fragile wooden boats designed and built by Nevills.

The 1939 trip qualified Goldwater as one of the First 100 to successfully navigate the Colorado through Grand Canyon (complete list included in this volume), beginning with the expedition led by John Wesley Powell in 1868 and continuing through the late 1940s. With Goldwater, however, we see the account through the eyes of a paying customer, with expectations and demands different than those of earlier explorers and writers.

"Delightful Journey" is a coveted and treasured piece in collections of Colorado River enthusiasts.

Finally, a virtual bible of guidebooks for this infinate land of valleys and cliffs. Eric does a great job with this series. So much info for one book. Countless hours and hours went into these books. This series is one of a Kind!

I've been using the photos in this book with elementary art students for several years. We do value studies with black and white tempera paints, looking for the progression of values, and nature's shapes, patterns and textures (like rippling and branching). Then we compare our paintings with some by Georgia O'Keeffe and other artists. While I've never actually read the text, the photos have been a good springboard for discussions of aerial perspective, and erosion by wind and water, too.

The emotionally unhinged Laurie Morgan is coerced into confronting her fears about a past she is all too ready to forget. Summoned by an ailing grandmother's wish, a widowed Laurie heads to Colorado accompanied by Hillary Lange, a brooding actor she meets by chance. It is here she meets the vaguely familiar boy from her childhood, Jon Maddocks, a stoic cowboy whose fierce loyalty to her grandmother prevents him from revealing the family skeletons to her. Laurie, herself, must uncover the secrets of the Morgan house that have haunted her memory, and she must clear her own name of the mysterious tragedy that is inextricably linked with it.

Phyllis A. Whitney reaches her romantic potential in this story about self-discovery. This lightweight novel deftly combines romantic and suspenseful elements to create a story in which the reader can relate to these carefully molded characters. However, I only recommend this book to those who might enjoy a frivolous and mildly entertaining read.