Southwest Colorado
Subtitle: high country day hikes Telluride
By: y Anne and Mike Poe
Contributors: Poe, Mike
Publisher: Anne and Mike Poe
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [United States?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780982976647
Subjects: Hiking; Guidebooks
Description: Covers hikes in Telluride.
Notes: Why hike Telluride Colorado? Telluride is not hiker friendly; it is hiker challenging. Nestled in a box canyon in the San Juan Mountains, the town, at 8,750 feet, is surrounded by 13,000 to 14,000 foot peaks. It is Mecca for the super-fit. Walk around town and you can't miss them: young, athletic, devoted to the outdoor life, Telluride's populace jogs the trails we normal hikers labor to ascend. For them 3000 to 4000 feet elevation gain in an afternoon is a daily training session for bigger challenges lurking on the horizon. So why go there? What could possibly be the attraction for those of us who come from lower elevations and are looking for a nice walk in the serenity of the magnificent mountains of Colorado? You just asked a really good question! So, we went to Telluride. A litany of trails 11 miles long with 3000 feet gain and up seemed to be the norm. Acclimated we may be, but at age 70 we have met our challenges in life and were looking for beauty and serenity to fulfill our wanderlust, not ten hour hiking days. We poured through the maps, conversed with locals, hiked about 400 miles of trails to produce a collection of routes fit for Jack & Jill. Yes, they do exist in Telluride, and they are thrilling. So come see and hike Telluride for yourself. Enjoy this wonderful historic National Treasure; enjoy the ambiance of an upscale town deep in the San Juan Mountains; enjoy Colorado High Country hiking at its best!
Table of contents: title: Dedication; title: All trails locator map; title: All hikes chart; title: Introduction; title: How to use this guide; title: Definitions & explanations; title: Other considerations; title: The Telluride story; title: North Telluride trails; title: South Telluride & Mountain Village trails; title: East Telluride trails; title: Lizard Head Wilderness & nearby trails; title: Appendix A; title: Appendix B; title: Meet the authors.