Ghost Towns of Colorado: Your Guide to Colorado's Historic Mining Camps and Ghost Towns (Pictorial Discovery Guide)

ISBN: 0896584186

Author: Varney, Philip

Condition: Used

Get ready for adventure as Philip Varney and John Drew take you on a tour of Colorados most fascinating historic mining camps and ghost towns. Ghost Towns of Colorado provides comprehensive information on more than 90 towns and sites from Cripple Creek to Leadville; from Silverton to Georgetown and Crested Butte to help you discover this engaging region for yourself. If youre an armchair visitor, youll appreciate the rich color photos and descriptive text that bring the region to life; if youre an actual visitor youll appreciate the directions and the many maps that make traveling the area a breeze. Chapters are arranged geographically by regions, and Varney provides precise directions and mileage to sites, plus information on what roads can be reached via car, truck, or 4-wheel drive. Philip Varney is also the author of Ghost Towns of Northern California. He has written books on ghost towns in Arizona and in Southern California. Photographer John Drew, along with his wife Susan, teamed up with Varney for Ghost Towns of Northern California. He has photographed ghost towns throughout the West.