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The 'author' is a photographer who should have collaborated with someone for accuracy. This coupled with virtually no trail markings in Colorado, made our hikes frustrating. Get better maps and descriptions of individual hikes before you set out. The book was helpful in helping us select hikes. Accuracy was a problem, on one hike the starting point was misstated by 5 mi.
It was a joy to read.Just a couple of suggestions for the trail: plan for the fact that hiking times do not build in time for any long stops, and you may want to supplement the book with a topographic map for some of the longer and less-traveled trails. My son and I used this book to plan our first trip out west. The photos are beautiful, and the text is just great: accurate, well written, consistent, and contains just enough detail to make the book perfect for selecting the hike and locating the trailhead.
i would highly recommend this book to hikers of all abilities. better maps (or topos) would be a welcome addition but the trails all seemed well defined and detailed maps are probably not needed for the majority of hikes. this book is a terrific tool to find hikes all over the state. i've hiked 20+ of the trails and have not been disappointed in the experiences.
A little disappointed in the directions on how to get to the trails, but with a little research I have been able to locate them Anticipation to take these hikes.
If you plan on hiking in Colorado often, this is an excellent place to start. This book does exactly what the other reviews say it does -- it gives overviews of some great Colorado hikes and good descriptions of the terrain.
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