Rocky Mountain National Park is the living showcase of the grandeur of the Rockies, with elevations ranging from 8,000 feet in the valleys to 14,259 feet at the top of Longs Peak. Choosing the best day and overnight hikes from the 359 miles of hiking trails and 200 backcountry sites is a major task. First-time, novice, and seasoned hikers hit the trail faster with this practical illustrated guide. Whether looking to watch the elk rut in autumn, the summer blooms on the hillside, the thundering falls in spring, or the white-blanketed calm of the forest in winter, readers can find everything they need here. From Grand Lake in the west to Estes Park in the east, this guide covers the park with original GPS-based trail maps, detailed trail descriptions, overnight camping recommendations, trail guides suitable for different experience levels, and more.

Smart & Savvy Hiking will walk readers through the basics of the outdoor world and how to have a fulfilling outdoor experience. Information will be presented in a way that offers women unique ways to experience the outdoors, through journaling, goal setting, and checklists. Women of all outdoor-ability levels will be engaged.Hiking mistress and trail master Kim Lipker starts with the assumption that, Yes!, females are indeed at home in the wilderness. This unique guide is packed with essential how-to information, wit, wisdom, and tips on everything from safety, to basic equipment, to hiking while pregnant. Whether new to the sport or a veteran, Smart & Savvy Hiking prepares females to have fun, enjoy, and be safe on a day hike through the woods, weekend blast in the desert, or extended journey on a long trail. Daring? Of course. Dangerous? No way. Divine? In every possible way.

Provides a directory of over 250 bed-and-breakfasts throughout the Rocky Mountains Region includes information on facilities, rates, accommodations. (view table of contents)