If you live in or around Denver, you should be interested in this book. Afoot & Afield: Denver/ Boulder & Colorado’s Front Range is the third give away book I am offering my readers. Thanks again to Wilderness Press for donating the books.
For your chance to win this book, there are two steps: by end of day January 14st, 1) Send me an email with your best 50-word reason why you want the book, and 2) include the names of three people to whom you are sending an email encouraging them to subscribe to my Fixing Your Feet blog. Remember to keep it to 50 words only. No more.
Description
The newest addition to the successful Afoot & Afield series takes hikers throughout the majestic Colorado Rocky Mountains and their foothills, rivers, and plains. Featuring more than 200 trips, from trails near the state’s Wyoming border to Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, author Alan Apt maps out hikes both long and short, exploring trails accessible from Denver, Boulder, and other Front Range communities.
Highlights summarize the best features of each trip, which range from convenient dayhikes to weekend excursions. Easy-to-read maps, plus complete trip descriptions and hiking directions make sure that hikers find their way. More than 200 hikes ranging from short dayhikes to long weekend treks, each featured on a trail map. Each trip includes at-a-glance essential information-distance, time, elevation change, and difficulty rating. Additional trail use information such as which trails are suitable for children, dogs, horseback riding, and mountain bikes is included.
Afoot & Afield Denver/Boulder & Colorado’s Front Range takes hikers throughout the Colorado Rocky Mountains and their foothills, rivers, and plains. Featuring more than 200 trips, from trails near the state’s Wyoming border to Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, author Alan Apt maps out hikes both long and short, exploring trails accessible from Denver, Boulder, and other Front Range communities.
Afoot & Afield: Denver/ Boulder & Colorado’s Front Range is my second give away of a Wilderness Press book – to get you and your feet into new adventures.
- Author: Alan Apt
- Value: $19.95
- Pages: 360
- Pub Date: 2008
About the Author
Alan Apt has been roaming Colorado’s hills and dales for more than 30 years. He is the author of the bestselling guidebook Snowshoe Routes: Colorado’s Front Range. He is a somewhat reformed peak bagger, who has climbed many of the state’s highest summits but also thoroughly enjoys the lakes, vales, and rivers. He is an avid hiker, biker, snowshoer, backcountry skier, kayaker, and backpacker. Alan is a member of the Colorado Mountain Club and a Sierra Club trip leader, as well as a member of Friends of the Poudre. He is a former Ft. Collins city councilmember, who worked to create the city’s Wind Power Program for the Natural Areas and Trails programs and to protect the Poudre River, and is currently on the city’s Natural Resources Advisory Board. He is a Colorado Special Olympics and Eldora Ski Area Special Recreation Program volunteer. He is also a National Ski Patrol member, volunteering with the Diamond Peaks Ski Patrol and Snowy Range Ski Area. Alan is a former Ft. Collins Coloradoan newspaper local columnist. He is a technical book publisher by profession, and resides in Fort Collins.
I have included a link to the Wilderness Press and Amazon web pages for the book in case you don’t win the book. Check it out at either site.
Previous Give Aways
Mike Wood, Steve Quinne, and Joel Gat are each getting a copy of the John Muir Trail.
The book One Best Hike: Mt. Whitney is still up for grabs.