We took several guide books with us when we took the Great American Vacation last year, but this was the one we returned to again and again. The sections on each park were big enough to give you plenty of ideas for things to do during a 3-4 day visit, but not so big as to be overwhelming. It has a nice introductory section for each park, a list of hikes of various difficulties, good maps and beautiful pictures. You won't need a separate guide for each park if you have this book.

Truly Awesome! Captures the best of the light & snow conditions of the Rockies. Terrific skiers and their abilities are frozen in the pages of this beautiful "coffee table" book! If you've skied or have dreamed of skiing the Rockies, this is the book for you!

This is a great guide-the color photos are sharp and clear, the writing is to-the-point and very descriptive and helpful. There is also a section that defines terminology, which is useful to those of us who don't already know everything there is to know about wildflowers but are simply interested in knowing what kind of flower we saw! This book makes identification of a flower easy and certain, instead of wondering which of two (or more) it might be, as I've often found with other guides.

This book is awesome. I spent my first winter in the Canadian Rockies, and this book really helped me exploring several summits and icefields. The tour descriptions are truly detailed, I only needed this book and a map and that was it. The only thing missing is the datum of the grid references given for GPS navigation. But that wasn't a major problem. Great book.

The book has wonderful illustrations and every month has its own chapter. This book is a great "map" for the area of Telluride, highlighting interesting things that can be found in each season. The chapter for June illustrates how to make dandelion wreaths, as dandelions are abundant during that time of year. There are also old recipes for mountain remedies, historical facts, ecological insights, and mentions of local festivals. This is a must have guide for newcomers and visitors to the Telluride region.

If you're curious about Telluride, this book will go a long way toward convincing you to visit. If you've been there, you will be reminded again of its spectacular natural beauty and compelling history. The author is a native of Telluride, as well as a fine writer, so the narrative is excellent reading. The recent photographs are beautiful, and the historic ones evocative of the town's colorful past. Lavender does not shy away from the darker moments in the town's history (management-miner disputes that lead to violence) or the town's promising though problematic future as it tries to build a new economy to replace the former industrial base. The only way this book could be improved would be for it to be updated. Such recent events as the opening of a gondola connecting the town and Mountain Village are not included. Still, this book is a great introduction to one of the most beautiful places you'll ever see.

If this is the book I think it is -- I believe I read it cover to cover a couple of years ago -- it is an absolutely beautiful book. The author and photographer went into the Snowmass-Maroon Bells wilderness areas of Colorado for 4 weeks, llamas carrying their loads (which I think included a view camera, so the load was considerable). The result is a book filled with jaw-dropping mountain photography -- sunrise, sunset, alpine meadows sprinkled with lakes and snowfields, wildflowers and crystal-clear skies. If you love high places, you'll love this book.

An old blood feud from when Smoke Jensen was just starting to become a legend erupts when a brother find out Smoke killed his brothers. He and his gang kills some friends and kidnaps Sally, Smokes' wife, to bring him out to even the score. " The Last Mountain Man" sets out to get his wife back and to end this feud once and for all. With his friends Pearlie and Cal he wittles down their numbers and makes them miserable then ends the blood feud in Mountain Man fashion.

Like Eric's first book, this book is definitly a journey to read about. Easy to read, excellent flow, a hard book to put down once you pick it up! Again, highly recommended reading for teens on but especially teens who need an inspirational boost.

This book belongs on the shelf next to Silent Spring and The Sand County Almanac. Ferguson writes with elegance and ease of his experiences in wild country in the Yellowstone area. It is a perfect companion for anyone planning a trip to that marvelous part of the nation. His vivid descriptions of his 500-mile trek through the area are always fascinating. He artfully weaves personal observations into the human history of the area and then into natural history as he argues eleoquently against the commercial interests intent on squeezing the last buck out of our country's vanishing wilderness.