The Essential Guide to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (Jewels of the Rockies) - Softcover

Charlie Winger; Diane Winger

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9780972441315: The Essential Guide to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (Jewels of the Rockies)

Synopsis



* Guidebook to hiking, biking, or climbing in the stunning Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

* Details unlimited recreational opportunities for the park's 225,000 annual visitors

* 210 color photographs and 40 color maps

* Color-coded tabs and activity symbols for quick reference



Nowhere else in North America do alpine tundra, tall forests of evergreen and aspen, and massive desert dunes meet so dramatically as in our nation's newest crown jewel. This book is the essential guide to one of the nation's newest national parks. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve earned this status in 2003, and became an instant treasure both for Coloradans and vacationers everywhere.

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About the Authors

CHARLIE WINGER has 25-plus years of hiking and mountaineering experience. Both Charlie and Dian Winger, co-author and spouse, are active in the national Highpointers Club. They live in Beulah, Colorado.

DIANE WINGER has been a rock climber since the 1980s but admits her favorite activity now is trekking around the globe.

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