By 1952 it was thought the grizzly bear had been wiped out in Colorado, pushed to oblivion by predator-phobic sheep ranchers and government trappers. Even so, through the mid-1900s, ghostly stories of grizzly sightings continued to haunt remote corners of the dark-timbered San Juan Mountains in the southern-most part of the state. Then, one spooky September evening in 1979, a flesh-and-blood grizzly sow was surprised on its daybed in the South San...

Erupting volcanoes, shifting seas, the icy embrace of giant glaciers, haunts of the dinosaurs: it's all here in Hiking Colorado's Geology. in 50 hikes, you'll see first-hand evidence of the most dramatic geologic events that created - and continue to shape- the terrain of this beautiful state. You'll benefit too from the authors' long experience as guides and lecturers, sharing their passion for the natural world. - 50 hikes revealing Colorado's dramatic...

A guide to the ghost towns and mining camps of Ouray, San Juan, and Hinsdale counties, Colorado.

The revised, expanded, and updated version of Mountain Mysteries, the number one guide to the magnificent San Juan Mountains. New chapters on Telluride, Silverton, Ouray, and Lake City, as well as details on many existing and long abandoned small communities, have been added. Whether it's hiking, jeeping, auto touring or just armchair reading, David Smith takes the reader on a grand tour of the resplendent San Juans. Filled with rare photographs,...