This beautiful, photographic, saddlebag ready guide book is the first comprehensive, statewide, full color equestrian guidebook written for Colorado. The professionally published guide offers detailed, easy to use descriptions, directions and maps for more than 100 trails, 69 camping locations and 30 overnight accommodations appropriate for horses and their people. The book has a little something for everyone. It highlights 29 day rides in the Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Spring’s metro areas and more than 71 excursions in Colorado’s forest, wilderness, and parks outside of the metro areas. The guide includes rides that are short and easy as well as more challenging long distance rides for the seasoned horse and rider, and everything in between.
The book is artfully designed and well organized into eight color coded geographic regions so one can easily choose where they want to ride. Each chapter reveals the best camping locations for a weekend get away or week long vacation. But if camping is not your thing, just check into one of the fabulous ranches, quaint bed & breakfast or convenient horse hotels that cater to equestrians. Details and logistics such as directions, parking, trail difficulty, distance, elevations, best season, connecting trails, trailhead amenities, water sources, area regulations, fees, shoeing recommendations based on type of terrain, trail maps and much more are included for every trail. Authors Sherry and Scott Snead guide riders through each trail’s history, scenery, geology, ecology, and other unique features. The guide book also includes a comprehensive section on trail safety and etiquette, “Leave No Trace Principals”, and a variety of planning checklist to assist in making every ride a success. |
