Backroads of Colorado

Norton, Boyd & Barbara

ISBN 10: 0938291009 / ISBN 13: 9780938291008

Published by Ruggles de Latour, Inc., New York, NY U.S.A., 1986

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Backroads of Colorado by Boyd & Barbara Norton (1986 Trade Paperback) This is your complete guide to the most scenic backroads of Colorado: the secret routes and highways that lead you through the state?s most beautiful mountain ranges, alpine wildflower meadows, river valleys, ghost towns, aspen forests, and more. Let Boyd and Barbara Norton enhance your Colorado tour with their personal and colorful tales. They provide detailed directions for each of the over 40 backroad adventures, along with descriptions of the surrounding area, its history, and interesting points of discovery along the way. All the routes described in Backroads of Colorado were accessible by car. The authors also discuss which roads are suitable for mobile-home RVs and off-road four-wheel drive vehicles. A bibliography is supplied. Photos not attributed to others were taken by Boyd Norton. Sketch-maps were drawn by Gene Sharp, based on maps prepared by Paul Tiddens. Oversized trade paperback has complete covers with a chip lost from spine along foot of spine stabilized with tape. The prior owners clipped a few newspaper accounts of out-of-the-way sites of interest in Southern Colorado that were laid in the book and part of this offer. Original MSR was overwritten with ink to hide price. No ownership markings, nor notes in text to modify the routes as laid out in the 1970s. Interior is tight, clean and unmarked. Copyrights 1986, 1978. (1978 Rand McNally & Company 1st Edition had an ISBN of 0-528-88220-1.) Printed in U.S.A. Stated this copy is from the 8th paperback printiing in 1986. ISBN: 0-938291-00-9. LCCN: 77-6900. MSR = US $12.99. Thanks for looking!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Backroads of Colorado
• Publisher: Ruggles de Latour, Inc., New York, NY U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0938291009
• ISBN 13: 9780938291008
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Illustrator: Sharp, Gene (Sketch-maps) ;Norton, Boyd (Photos not otherwise attributed)
• Edition: Reprint
• Printing: 5th or later Printin
• Condition: Good+
• Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Signed: No Ownership Markings

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Synopsis

This is your complete guide to the most scenic backroads of the secret routes and highways that lead you through the state s most beautiful mountain ranges, alpine wildflower meadows, river valleys, ghost towns, aspen forests, and more. Let Boyd and Barbara Norton enhance your Colorado tour with their personal and colorful tales. They provide detailed directions for each backroad adventure, along with descriptions of the surrounding area, its history, and interesting points of discovery along the way. All the routes described in Backroads of Colorado are accessible by car. The authors also discuss which roads are suitable for mobile-home RVs and off-road four-wheel drive vehicles.

About the Author

Boyd Norton is an internationally renowned outdoor photographer and writer. He has traveled extensively in documenting the world’s wild places and environmental issues. His previous books include the best-selling The Art of Outdoor Photography and Backroads of Colorado. His articles and photo essays have appeared in Time, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Audubon, Outside, Reader’s Digest, and the New York Times. Norton lives in Evergreen, Colorado.