In a landscape like the Colorado Rockies, nearly every route is, by luck and necessity, the scenic route. WILDSAM Colorado Rockies leads travelers into the Colorado high country with guidance from trusted local adventurers and wilderness guides.
COLORADO ROCKIES
FIELD GUIDE
$20.00
“Communities big and small, history-steeped and tight-knit, anchor the mountains. On a map, town dots and road lines suggest little of the beauty and challenges of the terrain, or of the stories those dots and lines are built upon, the Ute trails and mining outposts turned highways and ski hamlets.”
-THE EDITORS
MOUNTAIN STORIES,
TRAVEL INTEL & MODERN LORE INCLUDING:
A full guide to hiking in the Rocky Mountains, from gear and safety tips to curated day trips and scaling fourteeners
Seven scenic drives for mountain-fresh air and visually stunning landscapes
Where to find the best tacos, fry bread, steakhouses and sandwich joints
Nightcap recs, from historic saloons and ghost town bars to top-shelf après ski cocktails
Statewide guide to gear outfitters and fly fishing shops
Historical musings on Ute history, sandhill cranes, the Gold Rush, hot springs of note, and local flora & fauna
A 5-day unconventional road trip to experience the best of Colorado
Stories and insights from local trail runners, writers, artists, Indigenous advocates, trail designers, scientists and conservationists
Fresh new essays by authors Krista Langlois and Aaron A. Abeyta
Legacy excerpts from Isabella Bird, Enos A. Mills and Zebulon Pike
ILLUSTRATOR
TANNER BARKIN
Tanner Barkin is a self-taught illustrator based in Denver, CO. He grew up spending his time exploring the great outdoors and drawing the sights he fell in love with. He runs his company, Moore Collection with his wife by day and works with other brands to bring their creative vision to life by night.
“Every morning, I wake up and look out the window and think, Why am I so blessed to get to live in this beautiful place? It never goes away, that feeling of awe.”
- LORETTA MCELLHINEY, TRAIL DESIGNER
This field guide features a deep dedicated section of wide-ranging trail selections and backcountry wisdom, also covering gold mining, hot springs, Indigenous history, the fate of wolves and grizzlies, the best mountain town burgers and beers, and much more.
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