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COLORADO
Byways
Backcountry drives for the whole family
by Tony Huegel
80 Road Adventures West of Denver
The Best Mountain Drives
Colorado Byways is your guide to adventure on 80 of
the Centennial State's most beautiful and historic unpaved
backroads. With detailed directions and maps, extensive how-to
information, and fun facts for every trip, this glovebox-size travel
companion will take you to alpine summits, deep river gorges, historic
ghost towns, rock-art sites, even a remote dinosaur fossil quarry.
Fun, informative, and easy to use, Colorado Byways
will take you...
- To breathtaking mountain vistas near Aspen, Vail & Breckenridge
- Across the Continental Divide on rugged 19th century wagon roads
- Up the 14,000 foot summits of the soaring San Juan Mountains
- Along the one-of-a-kind experience of the world famous Alpine Loop
- To dizzying overlooks of the canyons in Dinosaur National Monument
- Past radiant meadows of wildflowers in Rocky Mountain National Park
Whether you're yearning for the thrill of a mountainside
four-wheel-drive trail or a relaxing cruise amid rolling hills and
pastoral valleys, Colorado Byways takes you there for less than the price
of a tank of gas.
About the author:
As
the leading chronicler of America's top adventure roads, Tony Huegel has
introduced tens of thousands of travelers to the most scenic and historic
backcountry byways in the West. Tony's other family-oriented guides for owners
of sport-utility vehicles include: California
Desert Byways, Sierra Nevada
Byways, California Coastal
Byways, Colorado Byways,
Oregon Byways, Utah Byways,
and Washinton Byways.
He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is now an Idaho-based journalist.
Praise for Tony
Huegel's series
Backcountry Drives for the Whole Family
"...well organized and presented ...one of the best guides of its
type around." Open Road
Magazine
"Author Tony Huegel has ... produced some of the best guides that
we've ever seen for those who really want to get away with the whole
family. [His Byways Series] all offer concise directions, clear maps
and excellent advice on how to get the most out of your off-road
adventure." Motor Week
(Maryland Public television)
"Huegel's attention to seemingly every detail and his sincere goal
of wanting to make outdoor adventure a family activity set his guidebook
apart and make it a joy to read. Every page is infused with the
excitement the author obviously feels for the great American
wilderness." 4Wheel Drive and
Sport Utility Magazine
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Contents |
|
Introduction
|
Page |
| The Colorado Experience |
3 |
| Adventuring Off The Asphalt |
9 |
| How to use Colorado Byways |
19 |
| Locator Map |
20 |
| Map Symbols |
21 |
| Author's Favorites |
22 |
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Appendix
| Information sources |
225 |
| Index |
232 |
| References |
233 |
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The Drives
| No. 1 |
Sand Wash Basin Loop |
|
No. 41 |
Mt. Antero |
| No. 2 |
Echo Park Road |
|
No. 42 |
Shelf Road/Gold Belt Tour |
| No. 3 |
Yampa Bench Road |
|
No. 43 |
Phantom Canyon Road/Gold Belt Tour |
| No. 4 |
Buffalo Pass |
|
No. 44 |
Owl Creek Pass Road |
| No. 5 |
Old Fall River Road |
|
No. 45 |
Alpine Plateau |
| No. 6 |
Rock Art Tour |
|
No. 46 |
Blue Mesa Cutoff |
| No. 7 |
Cathedral Bluffs |
|
No. 47 |
Sapinero Mesa Road |
| No. 8 |
Sleepy Cat-East Beaver Loop |
|
No. 48 |
Marshall Pass Road |
| No. 9 |
Flat Tops Trail |
|
No. 49 |
Hayden Pass Road |
| No. 10 |
Buford-New Castle Road |
|
No. 50 |
Los Pinos-Cebolla Road |
| No. 11 |
Moffat (Rollins Pass) Road |
|
No. 51 |
Last Dollar Road |
| No. 12 |
Wild Horse Trail |
|
No. 52 |
Yankee Boy Basin |
| No. 13 |
Mill Creek Road |
|
No. 53 |
Imogene Pass |
| No. 14 |
Horseshoe Basin |
|
No. 54 |
Lizard Head Loop |
| No. 15 |
Argentine Pass |
|
No. 55 |
Black Bear Pass |
| No. 16 |
Shrine Pass Road |
|
No. 56 |
Ophir Pass |
| No. 17 |
Wearyman Creek/Camp Hale |
|
No. 57 |
Engineer Mountain Road |
| No. 18 |
Webster Pass |
|
No. 58 |
Corkscrew Gulch |
| No. 19 |
Georgia Pass |
|
No. 59 |
Clear Lake |
| No. 20 |
Santa Fe Peak |
|
No. 60 |
Placer Gulch/Picayne Gulch |
| No. 21 |
Mosquito Pass Road |
|
No. 61 |
Animas Forks |
| No. 22 |
Mount Bross/Kite Lake |
|
No. 62 |
Maggie Gulch |
| No. 23 |
Boreas Pass |
|
No. 63 |
Minnie Gulch |
| No. 24 |
Peak 10 |
|
No. 64 |
Stony Pass Road |
| No. 25 |
Hagerman Pass |
|
No. 65 |
Cinnamon Pass |
| No. 26 |
McDonald Creek Canyon |
|
No. 66 |
Engineer Pass to Lake City |
| No. 27 |
Black Ridge Road |
|
No. 67 |
Hermit Pass |
| No. 28 |
Grand Mesa/Land's End Road |
|
No. 68 |
Medano Pass |
| No. 29 |
Crystal City/Lead king Basin |
|
No. 69 |
Bachelor Historic Tour |
| No. 30 |
Aspen Mountain Loop |
|
No. 70 |
Wheeler Geologic Area Road |
| No. 31 |
Taylor Pass Loop |
|
No. 71 |
Vista Variety Tour |
| No. 32 |
Lincoln Creek Road |
|
No. 72 |
English Valley-Natural Arch |
| No. 33 |
Weston Pass Road |
|
No. 73 |
Bolam Pass |
| No. 34 |
Paradise Divide |
|
No. 74 |
Scotch Creek-Roaring Forks |
| No. 35 |
Dominguez Road |
|
No. 75 |
Old Lime Creek Road |
| No. 36 |
Divide Road |
|
No. 76 |
La Plata Canyon |
| No. 37 |
Dinosaur Quarry Loop |
|
No. 77 |
Middle Mountain Road |
| No. 38 |
Soap Creek Road |
|
No. 78 |
Elwood Pass-Beaver Creek |
| No. 39 |
St. Elmo to Tincup |
|
No. 79 |
Alamosa Canyon to Platoro |
| No. 40 |
Alpine Tunnel/Hancock Pass |
|
No. 80 |
Pagosa Junction |

Photo of Animas Forks (Tour 61)
Animas Forks Tour Map
from Colorado Byways
(All 80 Byways Drives are accompanied by individual maps of
similar detail)
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