Lonely Planet Rocky Mountains,9781864503272

Lonely Planet Rocky Mountains

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9781864503272
ISBN10: 1864503270
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-09-01
Publisher(s): Lonely Planet
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Table of Contents

Introduction 17(2)
Facts About the Rocky Mountains
19(24)
History
19(9)
Geography
28(2)
Geology
30(1)
Climate
31(2)
Ecology & Environment
33(1)
Flora & Fauna
33(3)
Government & Politics
36(1)
Economy
36(1)
Population & People
37(1)
Education
37(1)
Arts
38(2)
Society & Conduct
40(1)
Religion
41(2)
Facts for the Visitor
43(37)
Highlights
43(1)
Suggested Itineraries
44(1)
Planning
45(3)
Responsible Tourism
48(1)
Tourist Offices
48(1)
Visas & Documents
48(2)
Embassies & Consulates
50(1)
Customs
51(1)
Money
51(3)
Post & Communications
54(1)
Internet Resources
55(1)
Books
56(1)
Films
56(2)
Newspapers & Magazines
58(1)
Radio & TV
58(1)
Video Systems
58(1)
Photography & Video
58(2)
Time
60(1)
Electricity
60(1)
Weights & Measures
60(1)
Laundry
60(1)
Health
60(4)
Women Travelers
64(1)
Gay & Lesbian Travelers
65(1)
Disabled Travelers
66(1)
Senior Travelers
66(1)
Travel with Children
67(1)
Useful Organizations
67(1)
Dangers & Annoyances
68(2)
Emergencies
70(1)
Legal Matters
70(1)
Business Hours
71(1)
Public Holidays & Special Events
71(2)
Work
73(1)
Accommodations
74(3)
Food
77(2)
Drinks
79(1)
Entertainment
79(1)
Spectator Sports
79(1)
Activities
80(19)
Outdoor Areas
80(1)
National Parks & Other Federal Lands
81(5)
National Forests
86(1)
Wilderness Areas
86(1)
Bureau of Land Management
86(1)
Fish & Wildlife Service
86(1)
Outdoor Activities
86(1)
Hiking & Backpacking
86(3)
Bicycling
89(1)
Skiing
90(3)
Rock Climbing & Mountaineering
93(2)
Horseback Riding & Pack Trips
95(1)
Rafting
95(2)
Canoeing
97(1)
Fishing
97(1)
Golf
98(1)
Windsurfing
98(1)
Caving
98(1)
Hot-Air Ballooning
98(1)
Getting There & Away
99(9)
Air
99(6)
Land
105(1)
Organized Tours
106(2)
Getting Around
108(6)
Air
108(1)
Bus
108(1)
Train
109(1)
Car & Motorcycle
109(3)
Taxi
112(1)
Bicycle
112(1)
Hitchhiking
112(2)
Facts About Colorado
114(4)
Denver & Boulder
118(38)
Denver & Around
118(1)
Denver
118(18)
Denver Mountain Parks & South Platte River
136(2)
Golden
138(4)
Idaho Springs & Georgetown
142(1)
Mt Evans
142(1)
Empire
143(1)
Loveland Ski Area
143(1)
Boulder & Around
143(1)
Boulder
143(10)
Nederland
153(1)
Eldora Ski Area
154(1)
Indian Peaks Wilderness Area
154(1)
Peak to Peak Highway
154(2)
Northern Front Range
156(23)
Fort Collins
156(1)
Red Feather Lakes
157(1)
Cache La Poudre River
158(2)
Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
160(1)
Estes Park
160(6)
Around Estes Park
166(1)
Rocky Mountain National Park
167(12)
Southern Front Range
179(25)
Colorado Springs
179(8)
Garden of the Gods
187(1)
Manitou Springs
188(3)
Around Manitou Springs
191(1)
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
191(1)
Pueblo
192(4)
La Veta
196(2)
Around La Veta
198(1)
Trinidad
198(4)
Around Trinidad
202(2)
Northern Mountains
204(60)
Middle Park
204(1)
Winter Park & Fraser
204(5)
The Moffat Road & Rollins Pass
209(1)
Granby
210(1)
Grand Lake
210(3)
Arapaho National Recreation Area
213(1)
Hot Sulphur Springs
213(1)
Kremmling
214(1)
Steamboat Springs
214(5)
Around Steamboat Springs
219(1)
Summit County
219(1)
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
219(1)
Keystone Ski Resort
220(1)
Montezuma
221(1)
Dillon
221(1)
Silverthorne
221(1)
Frisco
222(2)
Breckenridge
224(5)
Copper Mountain Ski Resort
229(1)
Leadville & Around
229(7)
Fairplay & Around
236(3)
Elk Mountains & Around
239(1)
Vail
239(7)
Minturn
246(1)
Red Cliff
247(1)
Beaver Creek
247(1)
Glenwood Springs
247(5)
Aspen & Around
252(12)
Southern Mountains
264(57)
Canon City & Around
264(3)
Westcliffe & Silver Cliff
267(2)
Salida
269(5)
Buena Vista
274(3)
Around Buena Vista
277(1)
Gunnison
278(1)
Crested Butte
279(5)
San Luis Valley
283(1)
Crestone
284(1)
Great Sand Dunes National Monument
284(3)
Around Great Sand Dunes National Monument
287(1)
Alamosa & Around
288(2)
San Luis
290(1)
Antonito & Around
291(1)
Conejos River
292(2)
Rio Grande Headwaters
294(1)
Monte Vista
294(1)
La Garita
295(1)
Del Norte
295(1)
South Fork
296(2)
Creede & Around
298(4)
San Juan Mountains
302(1)
Lake City
302(2)
Ouray
304(2)
Telluride
306(5)
Silverton
311(1)
Durango
312(6)
Around Durango
318(1)
Chimney Rock Archaeological Area
319(1)
Pagosa Springs
319(2)
Western Colorado
321(30)
Northern Plateau
321(1)
Craig
321(1)
Meeker
322(1)
Around Meeker
323(1)
Dinosaur National Monument
324(1)
Rangely
325(1)
Canon Pintado Historic District
325(1)
Central Plateau
326(1)
Grand Junction
326(3)
Around Grand Junction
329(1)
Grand Mesa
330(1)
Colorado National Monument
330(1)
Delta
331(1)
Paonia
332(1)
Montrose
333(1)
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
334(1)
Curecanti National Recreation Area
334(1)
Southern Plateau
335(1)
Four Corners Monument
335(1)
Dolores
335(1)
Dolores River Canyon
336(2)
Mancos
338(1)
Cortez
339(2)
Around Cortez
341(1)
Mesa Verde National Park
342(6)
Hovenweep National Monument
348(1)
Ute Mountain Indian Reservation
349(2)
Eastern Plains
351(13)
Greeley
351(1)
Pawnee National Grassland
351(4)
Fort Morgan
355(1)
Sterling
355(1)
Julesburg
356(1)
I-70 Corridor
356(1)
La Junta
357(2)
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
359(1)
Comanche National Grassland
359(1)
Santa Fe Trail
360(1)
Lamar
361(3)
Wyoming
364(126)
Facts about Wyoming
364(1)
Information
364(2)
Southern Wyoming
366(1)
Cheyenne
366(9)
Around Cheyenne
375(1)
Laramie
376(5)
Around Laramie
381(1)
Medicine Bow National Forest
381(1)
Centennial
382(1)
Medicine Bow Mountains
382(1)
Saratoga & Around
383(1)
Rawlins
384(3)
Rock Springs
387(4)
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
391(1)
Green River
391(2)
Evanston
393(3)
Prairie Wyoming
395(1)
Casper
396(4)
Casper Mountain
400(1)
Douglas
401(1)
Fort Laramie National Historic Site
401(1)
Sundance
402(2)
Around Sundance
404(1)
Devils Tower National Monument
404(3)
Gillette & Around
407(2)
Buffalo
409(4)
Sheridan
413(4)
Around Sheridan
417(1)
Bighorn Mountains
417(1)
Bighorn Country
418(1)
Cody
418(5)
Around Cody
423(1)
Lovell
423(1)
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
424(1)
Thermopolis
425(2)
Meeteetse
427(1)
Bighorn Mountains
428(1)
Absaroka Mountains
429(3)
Wind River Country
431(1)
Riverton
432(2)
Wind River Canyon
434(1)
Shoshoni
434(1)
Lander
435(3)
Around Lander
438(1)
Atlantic City & South Pass City
439(1)
South Pass National Historic Landmark
440(1)
Wind River Indian Reservation
440(3)
Upper Wind River Valley
443(1)
Fitzpatrick Wilderness Area
443(1)
Dubois & Around
443(2)
Dubois to Togwotee Pass
445(1)
Wind River Mountains - Southwest Side
445(1)
Pinedale
445(2)
Around Pinedale
447(1)
Green River Lakes
448(5)
Greater Yellowstone
449(4)
Yellowstone National Park
453(18)
Grand Teton National Park
471(8)
Jackson Hole
479(1)
Jackson
479(6)
Snow King Resort
485(1)
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
485(1)
Teton Village & Around
486(1)
Around Jackson Hole
486(2)
Gros Ventre Mountains
488(1)
Moran Junction to Togwotee Pass
488(2)
Montana
490(128)
Facts about Montana
490(1)
Information
491(5)
Gold Country
494(2)
Missoula
496(5)
Bitterroot Valley
501(5)
Big Hole Valley
506(3)
Dillon
509(2)
Dillon to the Idaho Border
511(1)
Humbug Spires
512(1)
Butte
512(5)
Butte to Missoula
517(3)
Helena
520(3)
Around Helena
523(2)
Glacier Country
525(1)
The Mission Valley
525(4)
Flathead Lake
529(2)
Whitefish
531(4)
Kalispell
535(1)
Columbia Falls
536(1)
Northwest Corner
537(5)
Bob Marshall Country
542(5)
Highway 200
547(1)
Glacier National Park
547(14)
Yellowstone Country
560(1)
Bozeman
561(5)
Missouri Headwaters
566(1)
Madison Valley
567(5)
West Yellowstone
572(3)
Gallatin Valley
575(3)
Livingston
578(1)
Paradise Valley
579(1)
Gardiner
580(2)
Big Timber Area
582(1)
Red Lodge
583(4)
Around Red Lodge
587(2)
Beartooth Highway
589(1)
Montana Plains
590(1)
Great Falls
590(5)
Around Great Falls
595(1)
King's Hill National Scenic Byway
596(1)
Missouri River
597(1)
The Hi-Line
598(5)
Lewistown
603(1)
Around Lewistown
604(1)
Billings
605(3)
Around Billings
608(1)
Little Bighorn Battlefield
609(1)
Around Little Bighorn Battlefield
609(1)
Hardin
610(1)
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area - North Unit
611(1)
Miles City
611(2)
Glendive
613(1)
Makoshika State Park
614(1)
Ekalaka & Medicine Rocks
615(3)
Idaho
618(75)
Facts about Idaho
618(2)
Information
620(2)
Snake River Plain
620(2)
Boise
622(8)
Around Boise
630(2)
Boise Basin
632(1)
McCall
633(2)
Brundage Mountain
635(1)
Twin Falls
635(2)
Around Twin Falls
637(1)
Hagerman Valley
638(2)
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
640(1)
Pocatello
640(3)
Idaho Falls
643(2)
Camas National Wildlife Refuge
645(1)
Swan Valley
645(1)
Teton Valley
646(2)
Grand Targhee Ski & Summer Resort
648(1)
Henry's Fork
648(2)
Central Idaho Rockies
650(1)
Arco & Lost River Valley
650(1)
Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory
650(1)
Craters of the Moon National Monument
651(1)
Hailey
652(1)
Ketchum & Sun Valley
652(3)
Sun Valley Resort
655(1)
Around Ketchum & Sun Valley
656(1)
Sawtooth National Recreation Area
657(2)
Stanley
659(2)
Middle Fork Salmon National Wild & Scenic River
661(3)
Challis & Around
664(1)
Salmon
664(3)
North Fork
667(1)
Main Fork Salmon National Wild & Scenic River
667(1)
Nez Perce National Historical Park
668(1)
Riggins
668(1)
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
669(1)
Snake River National Wild & Scenic River
670(2)
Lucile & Around
672(1)
Lower Fork Salmon River
672(1)
White Bird & Around
673(1)
Grangeville & Around
673(1)
Lochsa Valley
674(1)
Middle Fork Clearwater National Wild & Scenic River
675(1)
Lewiston & Clarkston
675(3)
Moscow & Around
678(2)
Idaho Panhandle
680(1)
Coeur d' Alene
680(5)
Around Coeur d'Alene
685(1)
Wallace, Kellogg & Silver Valley
685(3)
Sand point & Lake Pend Oreille
688(3)
Schweitzer Mountain Resort
691(1)
Bonners Ferry & Around
691(2)
Glossary 693(3)
Acknowledgments 696(2)
Index 698(14)
Map Legend 712

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