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Browse below for books on National Park System areas in Colorado, or click for Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site,  Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado National Monument,  Dinosaur National Monument, Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, Mesa Verde National Park, Pony Express National Historic Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park

 

BENT'S FORT: crossroads of cultures on the Santa Fe Trail. by Mel Bacon & Daniel Blegen.
Personal accounts highlight the life of this important trading center on the Santa Fe Trail, where U.S., Mexican, and Indian cultures mingled for trading at a key time in American History. Includes restoration of the fort. Color illustrations, 72 pages. Grades 4-7.
ISBN: 0-86541-062-3. 1995. Order #: FILT5882 paper$12.95.

 

BENT'S FORT. by David Lavender.
History of huge private fort and trading post in CO on Santa Fe Trail which stood until 1849 as the center of trade on the central plains, now national historic site. References, bibliography, and index Map, 479 pages.
ISBN: 0-8032-5753-8. Order #: UNNE4577 paper $24.95.

 

 

 

BIRDS OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK: a check list. by Richard G. Beidleman.
List of 260 species of birds known in the region of this national park in Colorado including Arapahoe National Recreation Area, Estes Park and Granby. Table includes time of occurrence, chance of seeing, and preferred habitat of 17 kinds. 4 pages.
ISBN: None. Order #: MISC1330 folder $3.95.

 

 

 

 

BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON: the story behind the scenery (CO). by Paul Zaenger Discover the river that carved the spectacular chasm that makes up Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and learn the process that helped create it. 9x12, 48 pages, 60 color photos, & 3 maps.
2007. ISBN: 0-88714-273-7. 2007. Order #: KCPU8100 paper $11.95.

 

 

THE CLIMBER'S GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICA: Rocky Mountain rock climbs. by John Harlin III.
Covers Arizona (Granite Mountain), New Mexico (Sandias), Utah (Little Cottonwood Canyon, Canyonlands, Zion), Colorado (Rocky Mountain NP, Boulder, Turkey Rocks, Garden of the Gods, Pike's Peak, Black Canyon, Telluride, Aspen), Wyoming (Devils Tower, Fremont Canyon, Vedauwoo), North Dakota (Needles), Idaho (City of Rocks), Montana (Bridger Canyon). For each area gives background information on seasons and weather, climbing history, camping, guide services, emergency services, restrictions and warnings. Individual climbs show ratings, aspects, pitches, first ascents, variations, descents. Photographs and diagrams, many showing climbing routes, drawings, 396 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-9609452-8-8. 1985. Order #: CHOC7565 vinyl $22.00.

 

COLORADO NATIONAL MONUMENT: the story behind the scenery (CO). by Henery Schoch.
Sheer-walled canyons, towering monoliths, colorful formations, desert bighorn sheep, and soaring eagles are all found at this park, a little-known treasure full of surprises. 9x12, 32 pages, 50 color photos; 2 maps.
ISBN: 0-88714-272-9. 2007. Order #: KCPU8099 paper$11.95.

 

 

DINOSAUR: The Story Behind the Scenery (UT). Hagood.
Fossil bones in fantastic quarry, river canyon, wildlife, history of Utah/CO National park. 65 color photos, 48 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-916122-10-7. 1981. Fourth printing. Order #: KCPU4006 paper$8.95.

 

 

 

ENOS MILLS: Rocky Mountain naturalist (1870-1922). John Stansfield.
Enos Mills was a sickly boy who grew into a robust, busy man. He was a naturalist, an author, a national park advocate, a public speaker, a photographer, a businessman, a mountaineer and adventurer, a miner, and a conservationist. The father of Rocky Mountain National Park. Mills's abiding belief was that appreciation of and exposure to nature were essential to the well being of an individual and a nation. --from the Introduction.
ISBN: 978-086541-072-5. Order #: FILT5264 paper $8.95

 

FRYING PANS WEST: cookbook...on food and drinks from the frontier.by Sam Arnold.
Reviewed as "a rare book with bona fide details of frontier cookery--well researched and personally tested." Frontier food and drinks gleaned from some 1600 books of the period, many served in Colorado's The Fort restaurant, replica of early Bent's Fort fur-trading post. Recipes from the Oregon Trail, Mormon migrations, Santa Fe Trail are included along with Native American and Mexican. Recipes for drinks are given, such as the non-alcoholic "switchel" to the potent "Bent's Fort Hailstorm". There are biscochitos, red flannel hash, sago-rhubarb pudding, pinole, carne asada, minted trout, capirotada, and more--over 80 historic recipes in all. Drawings, 72 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-914454-3X. 1985. Order #: ARNO0512 paper$See VistaBooks Encore: exits.

GRAND CIRCLE ADVENTURE (CO/AZ/UT/NM). Reed.
Parks and monuments in southern Utah and Colorado, northern Arizona and New Mexico--desert and rockscapes, Indian sites. 72 color photos, 48 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-916122-94-8. 1983.Order #:KCPU0726 paper$8.95.

 

 

GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL MONUMENT topographic map. US Geological Survey.
Colorado. Folded.
ISBN: . Order #: USGS9611 map(folded) $9.00.

LONGS PEAK: Rocky Mountain National Park. by Glen Kaye.
This tall and dominating mountain summit attracts some 10,000 hikers to its top every year. With this guide you can learn of the history of its early climbs, how the mountain came to be, what glaciers did to it and of its special tundra and timberline habitats. There are 100 or more trails to the top; here is described the main route of 8 miles one way with a climb from the trailhead at the Longs Peak Ranger Station at 9,400 feet to the 14,255 foot summit. Water sources (few) are given and the route is described.; allowing 13 hours for the trip is suggested. Map, color photos, 24 pages.
ISBN: 0-930487-08-7. Order #: ROMN9688 paper $3.50.

 

 

LUMPY RIDGE and ESTES PARK ROCK CLIMBS. by Scott Kimall.
Gives a short climbing history of this Colorado region including eastern Rocky Mountain National Park, with geology, weather factors, equipment to use, and climb ratings and rating system. The guide is arranged with the major climbs sorted into areas of Lumpy Ridge, Estes Valley Rocks, The Crags, The High Mountains (including Longs Peak). A chapter compares the various climbs by handholds, climbing technique, or feature, and there is a listing of first ascents. Photographs and maps detail the routes and pitches with grade ratings for each section. 1854 pages, index.
ISBN: None. 1986. Order #: CHOC7570 vinyl $14.95.

 

 

MESA VERDE: the story behind the scenery (CO). Martin.
Prehistoric Anasazi Indian dwellings tucked under cliff rims in this Southwest Colorado National park. Color photos, 48 large-format pages.
ISBN 0-88714-075-0. 1994. Second printing. Order #: KCPU4072 paper $8.95.

 

 

 

NATIONAL PARKS: a kid's-eye view--the Rocky Mountains. by Christy Fischer, Kay Roush, Linda Russo, Sandy Shuster, Gail Slemmer, Greg Sorensen.
23 parks in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, & Colorado--importance of each, with color photo stickers to match with area to find out what makes that park special. Illustrated, 24 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-945710-00-3. 1988. Some nicks on back cover. Order #: STWO9828 paper$3.95.

 

PARKS AND MONUMENTS OF NEW MEXICO, COLORADO, AND UTAH. (Southwest Traveler Guidebook). by Deborahann Smith.
Whether you live in the Southwest or plan to take a vacation here, you are amazed at the beauty of the parks and monuments in the area. No one takes them for granted. 32 locales await you. And if you're heading to Arizona, be sure to grab that book, too! 48 pages.
ISBN: 1-55838-146-5. Order #: AMTR7609 paper $6.95.

 

 

PLANTS OF THE ALPINE TUNDRA. by Nic and Helen Marinos.
Ecology of flowers above the treeline in Rocky Mountain National Park. Explains the treeline, krummholz, meadows, snow accumulation and moist areas, fellfields, unstable and disturbed areas, plus summits and outcrops--the microhabitats of each  and what types of plants are favored by their elements. Also identifies many of the species and their forms as cushions, tiny plants, root structures, and adaptations for their often cold and sometimes dry preferred localities. Index lists flowers by colors. Map, drawings, color photos, 64 pages.
ISBN: None. 1981. Order#: ROMN1251 spiral $7.95.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK topographic map. US Geological Survey.
Colorado. Folded.
ISBN: . Order#: USGS9618 map$9.00.

#ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK--a photographic and comprehensive guide. Randell.
Geology, history, auto tours, hikes, wildlife, native Americans. Color photos, maps, 88 large-format pages.
Inventory = 1?. ISBN: . Order#: WOWI1809 paper $4.95. CHECK STOCK

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK WILDLIFE.
Inventory= 1. ISBN: 978-1-58355-367-1. Order #: WATE6912 paper $6.95.

 

 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN IN PICTURES: nature's continuing story. Mack.
Photographic tour of this national park in Colorado presented with extended captions to give the park's story--landscape features, wildlife, plants, mountain climbing. 48 large-format pages, color illustrations..
ISBN: 978-0-88714-085-3. 2011. Fourth printing. Order #: KCPU8053 paper $8.95.

 

 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN IN PICTURES: the continuing story. Mack.
Landscape features, and wildlife and plant life of this national park in Colorado presented with extended captions to give the park's story. 48 large-format pages, color illustrations.
ISBN: 0-88714-085-8. 1995. First printing. Order #: KCPU4981 paper $8.95

 

 

#ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK IMPRESSIONS. Randall.
ISBN: 1-56037-285-0. Order #: FARC6621 paper $12.95.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN: the story behind the scenery (CO). Smithson.
Geology, wildlife, plants of this Colorado national park--with an emphasis on scenery. 48 large-format pages, color illustratrions.
ISBN: 0-88714-007-6. 1990. Order #: KCPU4647 paper$8.95.

 

 

SANTA FE TRAIL--Voyage of Discovery the story behind the scenery. Murphy.
History of wagon route from Kansas City, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico--ruts still visible on the trail, ruins of posts, the restored Bent's Fort, wagons, and travelers. 64 large-format pages, color illustrations.
ISBN:0-88714-086-6. 1994. Order #: KCPU4869 paper$8.95.

 

UP LONG'S PEAK IN 1873--with Rocky Mountain Jim. by Lady Isabella A. Bird.
In 1873 Lady Bird had herself a grand world tour from her native England. She stopped long at Estes Park, adjacent to what is now Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. Was it the marvelous mountain scenery that held her there? Or her guide, Rocky Mountain Jim? On her tour she wrote letters to her sister back home, and these were later collected into the now-classic A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains. Up Long's Peak, of course, comes from the larger volume, abridged so as to center just on Estes Park and Long's Peak, in the area of what is today Rocky Mountain National Park. Visitors to the park region today can learn through this first-hand account of an early appreciation of America's wilderness heritage. Illustrations are by master landscape painters Albert Bierstadt (for whom a lake in the park is named), Thomas Moran, and others from both the original 1879 work and other sources. 24 pages.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-023-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-023-2. Order #: VIST0023 paper$29.50.

 

WHO POOPED IN THE PARK? Rocky Mountain National Park. by Gary D. Robson.
Sometimes the animals that live in the park are hard to find--but you can almost always find their poop. Discover poop (scat), footprints (tracks), and learn which animals made them. For children. Animals included: bighorn sheep, black bear, coyote, elk, beaver, bison, badger, horse, marmot, mountain lion, mule deer, snowshoe hare. For children. Color drawings, 48 pages.
ISBN: 1-56037-320-2. 2005. Order #: FARC6619 paper$9.95.

 

List of National Park System areas in Colorado:
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
California National Historic Trail
Colorado National Monument
Curecanti National Recreation Area
Dinosaur National Monument
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Hovenweep National Monument
Mesa Verde National Park
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Pony Express National Historic Trail
Rocky Mountain National Park
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Yucca House National Monument

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THE CAÑONS OF THE COLORADO--the 1869 discovery voyage down the Colorado River. by Major John Wesley Powell.
Note the word cañons in the title would today be spelled canyons but we have preserved the usage from the time when this voyage was made and written about by the major himself. From Wyoming, into Colorado, through Utah, to Arizona and the Grand Canyon, and to Nevada--this was the journey of the "Colorado River Exploring Expedition", what Powell called his group of 9 men and 4 boats as they began charting what was the last major unexplored part of the then United States. The trip was not only scientific in its goals, but it naturally became a grand adventure, with two of their party opting to leave the expedition before attempting a furious cascade, only to be killed by Indians. Much of the land and scenery which they drifted or dashed past is today included in National Park System areas.
Illustrations are by Thomas Moran and others. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-059-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-059-1. Order #: VIST0059 paper $4.95.

THE SOUTHERN UTE INDIANS OF EARLY COLORADO. by Verner Z. Reed.
An early account of these inhabitants of southwestern Colorado, living in one of the most magnificent spots of the American continent. Aboriginal customs were still much practiced at the time this material was first published, in 1893. We are told of face painting, of nomadic lifeways, of matriarchal lineage of families, of medicine men, of wars with other Indian tribes, of courtship and family customs, of religion, and of the variance between Indian custom and white man's law. Reprinted from The Californian Illustrated Magazine. Illustrations of shepherding, horses, war costumes, camp, family, chief, dance, and more. 20 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-067-3. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-067-6. Order #: VIST0067 paper $3.95.

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