Further Reading

History

Crum, Sally. People of the Red Earth: American Indians of Colorado. Lake City, CO: Western Reflections Publishing Company, 2009.

Natural History

Benedict, Audrey DeLella. A Sierra Club Naturalist’s Guide: The Southern Rockies. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 2008.

Carter, Jack L. Trees and Shrubs of Colorado. Silver City, NM: Mimbres Publishing. Distributed by: Boulder, CO: Johnson Books, 1997.

Chronic, Halka. Roadside Geology of Colorado. Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1993.

Elmore, Francis H. Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Uplands. Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, 1981.

Guennel, G.K. Guide to Colorado Wildflowers. Volume 1. Plains & Foothills. Englewood, CO: Westcliffe Publishers, 2004.

­­———. Guide to Colorado Wildflowers. Volume 2. Mountains. Second Edition. Englewood, CO: Westcliffe Publishers, 2005.

Kershaw, Linda. Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies. Edmonton, AL: Lone Pine Publishing, 2000.

MacDonald, Dougald. Longs Peak, The Story of Colorado’s Favorite Fourteener. Englewood, CO: Westcliffe Publishers, 2004.

Matthews Ph.D., Vincent, Katie KellerLynn, Betty Fox, Eds. Messages in Stone: Colorado’s Colorful Geology. Denver, CO: Colorado Department of Natural Resources: Colorado Geological Society, 2003. Printed in Canada.

Mutel, Cornelia Fleischer, and John C. Emerick. From Grassland to Glacier. Boulder, CO: Johnson Books, 1992.

Nelson, Mike. The Colorado Weather Book. Englewood, CO: Westcliffe Publishers, 1999.

Stokes, Donald and Lillian. Stokes Field Guide to Birds Western Region. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

Zwinger, Ann H. and Willard Beatrice E. Land Above the Trees. Boulder, CO: Johnson Books, 1996.

Available at visitor centers:

Bird, Isabella L. A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains. New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1960.

Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Roxborough State Park, CO: Hogbacks and History, booklet, 1999.

Friends of Dinosaur Ridge. A Guide to Triceratops Trail at Parfet Prehistoric Preserve. Lockley-Peterson Publishing, 2008.

Howe, Hazel M. The Story of Silver Plume. Idaho Springs, CO: Sander Graphics Printing, 1960.

Lockley, Martin. Fossil Footprints of the Dinosaur Ridge and Fossil Trace Areas. Friends of Dinosaur Ridge and University of Colorado at Denver Dinosaur Tracker Research Group, 2003.

Randall, Sharon, Tracy Dixon, and Patty Horan. The Night the Dam Gave Way: A Diary of Personal Accounts. Castlewood Canyon State Park, CO, 1997.

Sampson, Joanna. A Glimpse at Eldorado’s Colorful Past. Colorado State Parks, CO, 2007.

Stevenson, Malcolm G. In the High Country. Settlers on the Land at Golden Gate Canyon State Park. Black Hawk, CO: Birdwood Press, 2005.