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Mountain Biking Colorado's San Juan Mountains: Durango and Telluride

Mountain Biking Colorado's San Juan Mountains: Durango and Telluride
By Robert Hurst

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Mountain Biking Colorado's San Juan Mountains: Durango and Telluride presents detailed information on 45 of the best rides set in some of the world's most spectacular high-country scenery of southwest Colorado's San Juan Mountains near Durango and Telluride. Features comprehensive trail descriptions, accurate elevation profiles, detailed directions, mile-by-mile directional cues, GPS-quality shaded-relief maps, and much more.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1356080 in Books
  • Published on: 2002-04-01
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 256 pages

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From the Back Cover

Heaven on two wheels. The weather is good, the mountains are high, and the singletrack is beyond compare. Southwest Colorado is the place where you'll find alpine hill climbs, desert loops, and technical challenges in some of the nation's most spectacular settings. So get on your bike and ride.Cyclist and author Robert Hurst outlines more than seventy rides ranging from the San Miguel River Ramble to grueling Engineer Pass. He also adds his own tidbits about the region's history, wildlife, and weather that make this more than just a trail guide. Look for information on the Log Chutes, Devil Mountain, and Galloping Goose. Climb to the dizzying alpine heights of Imogene, Windy, or Molas Passes. Or, plummet down Hermosa Creek, Old Lime Creek Road, or Haflin Canyon.Also included: restaurants and bike shops; relief maps and elevations profiles; more than eighty photographs; tips on riding, trip preparation, and bicycle maintenance.(6 x 9, 256 pages, b&w photos, maps)

About the Author

Robert Hurst is a native Coloradan who is just happy to be in one piece after working for seven years as a bike messenger in Denver. He celebrates his continued survival by spending time in the mountains, and by riding the world's most excellent trails. A 1990 graduate of the University of Colorado, he is also the founder of Trails, the insider's source for mountain biking destinations in the Rocky Mountains.

Customer Reviews

Dream Rides, Great Local Info and an Exceptional Read5
I've just finished this book for the 3rd time. Each time I smile and dream about Colorado. I can smell the summer showers on the horizon. Now I know how to survive if I get caught again in one of those instant season changes from summer to winter. You know the type, that happen at about 10,000 feet, with a 50 degree temperature plummet in about 45 minutes, that leave you praying for a fleece and a quick decent.
Want to know about historical archaeological digs? Grizzly Bear Myths? Best place to find a burrito as big as your head? Pumas? Surely toxic ceramic-like mud? No???? You just want to know about trail riding? Well this is the book for that as well. Single and double tracks, wash boards, roads, the whole enchilada......mmmmm green chili. Who woulda thunk a trail guide would be so entertaining and yet so thorough? Buy this book now for any of the above reasons, or just buy it for the pure enjoyable read that it is.

Robert Hurst is a down-to-earth trail guide5
This book has a personality lacking in most guidebooks. It is like having a local along on the ride with you. It is nice to see a mountain bike book by a Coloradan dedicated to Colorado mountain biking.