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Denver is known the world over as the gateway to Colorado’s magnificent Rocky Mountains. Four national forests, a national grassland, scores of regional and city parks and preserves, and Rocky Mountain National Park offer hundreds of hiking and walking trails―all within one to three hours of downtown Denver. Base Camp Denver offers you 101 of the best of these great hiking destinations to choose from. Take a day to explore an alpine meadow, walk to a waterfall, hike through a forest, or stroll suburban parklands. Enjoy a spectacular day of spring wildflowers or fall foliage, and still be home by dinnertime. Scramble to the top of a mountain to enjoy a sunrise and still make it to work by eight. With Pete KJ as your guide and Denver as your base camp, the splendor of Colorado’s Front Range is yours to enjoy one day―or even just a few hours―at a time.
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"I live on the East Coast so Base Camp Denver was a real timesaver when planning a trip out west. No matter what type of hike I wanted to do outside of Denver, this book was an excellent resource and packed full of useful information. I love that this book details where and when hikers should go, as well as how to prepare, trail ratings (super helpful!), and best of all....the best hikes for dogs and families. Much more is included too, so if you want a thorough, comprehensive guide to hiking near Denver, this book is a great choice. Even though I received a complimentary copy of the book, all opinions are strictly my own."
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Base Camp Denver 101 Hikes in Colorado Front Range Pete KJ 9781945501135 Books Reviews
- 101 fantastically described hikes within a short driving distance of Denver. This guide has it all. Met the author at an REI lecture ( not promoting his book) who is a local , and was totally impressed on the level of knowledge he had about all aspects of hiking! One aspect of the book I really like is a breakdown of each hike by season, pet friendly, good for kids and ease of hike. Can’t say enough about the wealth of information in one book. Pictures of each hike are beautifully organized and well done. Disclaimer- this review was not in any way solicited.
- Being based in Denver and having lived in Fruita, (outside of Grand Junction), I have a decent sense of what hikes are available out there. Guides that are centered on Denver often cheat by filling themselves out with hikes/walks on the almost infinite variety of community trails and paths maintained by Denver and surrounding cities. That's fine, but you can only walk along irrigation canal trails and the cycle paths along the dry washes for so long before you begin to wonder what the big deal is about "hiking" in Colorado.
This book is different. It is focused on the Front Range, and almost every hike takes you into the Mountains. In order to do that the author has to cheat a little. Some of these hikes, (say the ones near Wyoming and/or along the Cache le Poudre), are not, practically speaking, quick hops from Denver. Ditto for the southernmost hikes. Those are rewarding hikes, but I'd call them "Base Camp Fort Collins" or "Base Camp Colorado Springs" hikes.
But that's a cheap quibble, because they are all great hikes, (and doable in a day if you leave Denver early enough and beat the traffic). Well selected, well described, and supremely rewarding. And even if you were to find yourself based only in Denver and are a lazy riser, this book still offers a fine selection of hikes that are very convenient to Denver proper. A few are gentle walkabouts around Boulder, but even Boulder offers easy and convenient access to more demanding hikes that lead directly into some of the best that the Front Range has. And there are lots of other equally good Mountain access points just west and southwest of Denver, (some not especially well known or heavily used), that the author is happy to direct you to. Beyond a doubt there is enough here to keep any hiker, or family of hikers, occupied and happy for days, if not weeks.
The book follows the modern format of providing trailhead info, hike info, access directions, parking suggestions, and a star system to highlight such things as elevation gain, crowding, trail difficulty, and the like. Maps are simple and not at a topo level of detail. But a careful hiker would have a separate area topo map or app anyway. Each hike description includes a number of inspirational good quality photos, which is a nice touch. There is just enough colorful detail or historical background to add an extra dimension to each hike. There is also a handy directory at the end of the book that will point the reader to different categories of hikes, (kid-friendly, rigorous, and so on), to help in selecting hikes.
Part of the fun of a book like this is using it to daydream about where to hike or to lay the groundwork for a vacation. Browsing such a book is a lot more fun with an agreeable and personable author. That's a strong point here because Pete KJ's style is informative, congenial, and just the right level of chatty/informative.
The upshot, for me, was that this seemed to be both an excellent guide for a newbie and a valuable reference for a local looking for something new and perhaps a bit out of the way. A good, solid addition to the family shelf. (Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.) - I live on the East Coast so Base Camp Denver was a real timesaver when planning a trip out west. No matter what type of hike I wanted to do outside of Denver, this book was an excellent resource and packed full of useful information. I love that this book details where and when hikers should go, as well as how to prepare, trail ratings (super helpful!), and best of all....the best hikes for dogs and families. Much more is included too, so if you want a thorough, comprehensive guide to hiking near Denver, this book is a great choice. Even though I received a complimentary copy of the book, all opinions are strictly my own.
