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2012.
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The transition from the relatively flat Great Plains to the craggy peaks of Colorado's Front Range is one of North America's most abrupt topographical contrasts. The epic, 1,800-million-year geologic story behind this amazing landscape is even more awe inspiring. In Geology Underfoot along Colorado's Front Range, the most recent addition to the Geology Underfoot series, authors (and geoscientists) Lon Abbott and Terri Cook narrate the Front Range's...
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[2012]
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"Profiles of 55 great hikes along the Rocky Mountain front, from Fort Collins south to Colorado Springs. Experts and novice hikers alike will find overnights and day hikes with spectacular scenery, abundant wildlife, wildflowers, and fascinating landscapes"--
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A guide to hiking in the Denver, Boulder, and Front Range communities of Colorado that includes more than 170 hikes, ranging from simple day hikes to more complex mountaineering adventures, with information on each hike's difficulty level, notable sites, distance, elevation gain and loss, maps, and more.
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1990
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Explore the world of urban nature in this journal-style memoir of a year in Boulder, Colorado, a city known for its striking setting at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Much more than a starry-eyed paean to nature's wonders, Pieces of Light is a 'journey of the heart,' where Tweit's year is spent reaffirming her bonds, healing her spirit, and settling her young family into a powerfully alluring landscape - until they must move away for work in a distant...
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Pub. Date
c2003
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Includes trails for the Fort Collins Region, the Boulder Region, the Denver Region, and the Colorado Springs Region. Each section includes detailed ride descriptions; trip distances and approximate riding times; maps; and ratings for aerobic level and technical difficulty.
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2021.
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Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms. Did you know that in an old courthouse, a ghostly little boy loves to leave handprints-on the ceiling? Or that the old mining tunnels beneath many towns are haunted? Can you believe that two disembodied heads float through the Capitol building in Denver?
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c2006
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"In 1999, to find out what really lies beneath our feet, scientists from Denver's Museum of Nature and Science dug a 2,256-foot well and found a surprising array of landscapes and animal life-all in one place. In addition to what they discovered in the sediment at that site, geologists were able to look at other findings in the area to pull together an amazing assessment of the geological history of Denver's Front Range. Today, those who visit the...