Butterflies of the Colorado Front Range

Butterflies of the Colorado Front Range
Author: Janet Chu
Publisher:
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2020-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9780983702023

Nearly everyone loves butterflies. We watch them because they're exquisitely beautiful, but they also have magical life cycles and intricate relationships among their host ecosystems. Are you overwhelmed by the array of possibilities in field guides that cover a broad geographic range? This user-friendly book focuses on 100 frequently seen species in the Colorado Front Range. Easily identify butterflies using over 120 striking color photos of individuals in their natural setting, and clear descriptions of both males and females. Each entry also includes that species habitat and life cycle, the caterpillar s host plants, and look-alike butterflies. The introduction includes tips on where to find butterflies, how to get close to them, and what we can do to attract them to our gardens and preserve their sensitive habitats.

Colorado Front Range Bouldering - Southern Areas

Colorado Front Range Bouldering - Southern Areas
Author: Bob Horan
Publisher: Falcon Press Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre: Front Range (Colo.)
ISBN: 9781575400020

Descriptions of bouldering problems in Morrison, Castlewood Canyon, Colorado Springs and Pueblo Areas of Colorado. Illustrated wiith maps.

MakingTurns in Colorado's Front Range

MakingTurns in Colorado's Front Range
Author: Fritz Sperry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1914-11-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9780988401228

A guidebook to backcountry skiing and snowboarding routes in Colorado's Front Range. Featuring 70+ routes on 36 peaks, along with Loveland Pass, also Arapahoe Basin and Loveland Ski Area backcountry.

Geology Underfoot Along Colorado's Front Range

Geology Underfoot Along Colorado's Front Range
Author: Lon Abbott
Publisher: Geology Underfoot
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780878425952

The book¿s 21 chapters, or vignettes, lead you to easily accessible stops along the Front Range¿s highways and byways, where you¿ll meet the apatosaur and other dinosaurs who roamed the floodplains and beaches that once covered the Front Range; look for diamonds in rare, out-of-the-way volcanic pipes; learn how America¿s mountain, Pikes Peak, developed from molten magma miles below the surface only to become an important visual landmark for early Great Plains¿ travelers; and walk the Gangplank, a singularly important plateau for both nineteenth-century westward expansion and our understanding of the Front Range¿s most recent exhumation.

Best Hikes Colorado's Front Range

Best Hikes Colorado's Front Range
Author: Abbie Mood
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2024-06-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1493066897

There are endless hiking options in Colorado, and the Front Range is one of the best areas to explore. Best Hikes Colorado’s Front Range highlights the top trails from Fort Collins down to Colorado Springs. The book includes a variety of hikes in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains for everyone from novice hikers to more experienced adventurers. Best Hikes Colorado’s Front Range offers 40 main hikes plus 8 bonus hikes ranging in altitude from 5,000 to 14,000 feet — all within driving distance of Fort Collins, Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs. Inside you’ll find: oWide variety of hikes oAt-a-glance difficulty ratings, trail contacts, fees and permits, local information, and much more oAccurate, easy-to-follow directions to the trailhead oDetailed trail descriptions, mile-by-mile directional cues, and GPS-compatible trail maps