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The Colorado Guide
Fifth Edition

by Bruce Caughey and Dean Winstanley

 

Written by multigenerational Coloradoans, The Colorado Guide is the single most reliable resource for discovering Colorado's best-kept secrets. This is the guide that started it all, the one that other guide books attempt to match, but there is nothing like the real thing. The Colorado Guide delivers the real Colorado. Currently in its fourth edition, this comprehensive guide includes information about more than 1,500 things to see and do in the state. It captures the spirit of all the best places from Aspen and Denver to Grand Junction and Colorado Springs, providing an indispensable resource for the day, weekend and vacation traveler in Colorado.

Now featured on KCNC News 4's Colorado Getaways
KCNC News 4's Colorado Getaways
book cover

ISBN 1-55591-006-8
6 x 9, 672 pages
color photos, color maps
paperback
$24.95

Getting There

Vail Valley is 100 miles west of Denver on Interstate 70. Regular and chartered ground transportation is available directly to and from Denver International Airport as well as via bus, taxi, limo, and van. The Vail/Beaver Creek Jetport in Eagle can be reached by air from Denver and other major cities. Some shuttle flights add only a nominal charge to the cost of a ticket to DIA.
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In This Chapter:

  • History
  • Major Attractions
  • Festivals and Events
  • Getting There
  • Outdoor Activities
  • Seeing and Doing
  • Where to Stay
  • Where to Eat
  • Services

Vail Valley
Considered by many to be the Colorado ski area with the finest snow conditions and most varied terrain, Vail has made quite a name for itself in a very short period of time. Vail Mountain became king of the ski hills in 1988 when a major expansion made it the biggest ski resort in North America, bigger in fact than the four ski areas in nearby Summit County combined....

Reviews

Why not enlist two experts to help you explore the richness of Colorado? This book can multiply your options and significantly enrich your pleasure.

—Richard D. Lamm, former governor of Colorado

An informational book—a bible if you will, compiled with knowledge and affection.

—The Denver Post

The Colorado Guide is well researched, thorough, and it has a conscience too. Colorado has long needed a comprehensive guide to the state. This book fills the gap.

—Tim Wirth, former U.S. Senator from Colorado

The most complete guide to Colorado in existence ... . Not just an invaluable guidebook, this also makes for entertaining reading, with its breezy style and snippets of colorful historical anecdotes ... . Recommended for all travel collections.”

—Library Journal

This definitive, up-to-date sourcebook covers all recreational activities available.

—Backpacker magazine

The Colorado Guide has provided an exhaustive look at the state of Colorado —it’s packed with useful facts and anecdotes about every place of interest. I would find it a welcome companion as I traveled the state.

—Rod Hanna,
Director of advertising and public relations,
Steamboat Ski Corporation

The Colorado Guide is the most extensive escort to our glorious state since the WPA Guide to 1930s Colorado

—Rocky Mountain News

 

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