Hiking, Skiing,& Gold Rush History in the Colorado Mountains

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Gold Rush History Ghost Towns Narrow Gauge Railroads		Find wilderness trails for 2008 here!
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Explore Gold Rush Country with Our Historical Books: New Book Just Published! Rascals, Scoundrels and No Goods of Breckenridge, Frisco, Dillon Keystone and Silverthorne If you want to laugh, order this story of the antics of shady ladies, shysters, womanizers and cheats. Order Now! SUMMIT Brand New for 2006! Order Information Call 1-970 468-6273 Find Alpine Beauty With Our Trail Guides New! Summer 2006 Revised Edition Order Information Call 1-970 468-6273 Spiritual Books Order Information 970-468-6273	Alpenrose Press, has since 1979 published regional books on Colorado high country history and hiking/ski trails. The beautiful alpine scenery of historic Summit County Breckenridge, Frisco, Dillon, Silverthorne, Keystone and Copper Mountain and Eagle County Vail, Beaver Creek, Avon and Edwards provides the backdrop for gold rush stories, ghost town guides and trail directions for 100 back country routes for summer hiking, plus winter cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Historian and hiker Mary Ellen Gilliland, a popular Colorado author, gives readers a gateway to the Colorado peak experience. Colorado's gold and silver rush, 1859-1910, flourished here, beneath the skyscraping peaks of the Continental Divide. The mineral rush history is dynamic and colorful, enlivened by a parade of saints and sinners who marched across the early-day scene. SUMMIT, A Gold Rush History of Summit County, Colorado, 25th Anniversary Edition (2006), will take you to alpine mine camps, along highline stagecoach and narrow gauge railway routes, to verified Ute Indian sites and into the bustling milieu of the Rocky Mountain frontier. Discover wilderness trails to waterfalls, alpine lakes, wildflower meadows and panoramic view spots in our popular guidebooks, The New Summit Hiker, and The Vail Hiker. The New Summit Hiker is just out in an updated and revised Summer, 2006 edition The Vail Hiker, updated and expanded, offers ten new destinations to boost the book's total from 40 to 50 trails. Alpenrose Press recently debuted a new imprint, ZoeBooks. The first in this line of spiritual books, Heaven On Earth, Here And Now, explores the essence of God as Life, expressed in the natural world of His creation. Top of Page Last updated August, 2008 Copyright © 2008 by Mary Ellen Gilliland. All rights reserved.	Take me to: (Click on item) Hiking Summit County Breckenridge, Frisco, Dillon, Keystone, Copper Mountain Trails Also: Click for August Hiking Suggestions Hiking the Vail Valley Click for August hiking suggestions Gold Rush History Ghost Towns Order a Book Another Great Hiking Web Site: summitcountyexplorer.com