Grand Junction Hiking Guide [Paperback]

Mountains, plains, and foothills surround Grand Junction, Colorado, making it a hiker’s paradise.Grand Junction Hiking Guideis a definitive guide to this area, written by Steve Kolarik, an experienced Colorado Outward Bound instructor and mountain guide. Short hikes on paved paths and all-day hikes through rugged terrain are included. Here is an indispensable reference for those wanting to explore diverse geologic regions—from Colorado’s plateau sandstone canyons to mountainous subalpine terrain.

Mountains, plains, and foothills surround Grand Junction, Colorado, making it a hiker’s paradise.Grand Junction Hiking Guideis a definitive guide to this area, written by Steve Kolarik, an experienced Colorado Outward Bound instructor and mountain guide. Short hikes on paved paths and all-day hikes through rugged terrain are included. Here is an indispensable reference for those wanting to explore diverse geologic regions—from Colorado’s plateau sandstone canyons to mountainous subalpine terrain.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface viii
About the Authors ix
Introduction xi
How To Use This Guide xiv
Bangs Canyon Area3
Lower Bangs Canyon 4
Mica Mine Trail 5
Rough Canyon 7
Ribbon Trail 8
Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Area11
Devils Canyon 12
Flume Canyon 14
Jones Canyon Overlook 15
Knowles Canyon (Lower Access) 17
Mee Canyon (Lower Access) 19
Pollack Canyon/Pollack Bench Loop 22
Rattlesnake Arches 24
Book Cliffs & Little Bookcliffs27
Cottonwood Canyon 29
Demaree Canyon 31
Hunter Canyon 33
Hoodoo/Spring Creek Trail Loop 36
Spring Creek Canyon to Falls 39
Main Canyon 40
Mt. Garfield Trail 42
Stagecoach Trail 44
Tellerico Loop Trail (To Top of the Book Cliffs) 44
North Soda Trail 47
Colorado National Monument49
Alcove Nature Trail 50
Black Ridge Trail 53
Devils Kitchen 54
No Thoroughfare Canl3,