Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.88630433
EAN num: 9781573800495
ISBN number: 157380049X
Label: Insiders' Guide (NC)
Manufacturer: Insiders' Guide (NC)
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 405
Printing Date: 1998-04
Publishing house: Insiders' Guide (NC)
Sale Popularity Level: 1985463
Studio: Insiders' Guide (NC)
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Product Description:
This year's edition of this all inclusive and entertaining guide explores the real Boulder - from the high mountains and sparkling streams of the Rocky Mountain National Park to the historic buildings that house numerous shops, galleries, microbreweries and sidewalk cafes on Pearl Street.
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First, the good news. This book does contain plenty of useful information. If you're looking for a guide that focuses on Boulder, Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park (as opposed to a general Colorado book), it may be worth getting.
Now, the bad news: this book will not actually help you find any of the attractions that the authors describe. For some mysterious reason, they did not seem to consider that it might be useful to include some maps showing where everything is.
The book has a grand total of two (2) maps: a very general highway map of the Denver area, and a very general major-street map of Boulder. Neither has a key to any of the hotels, restaurants, shops or attractions mentioned in the book. I kept flipping through the pages looking for the detailed map of Downtown Boulder, or any map at all of Estes Park or Rocky Mountain National Park. Unfortunately, they just don't exist--to find anything, or to plan an excursion, you'll need a different book.
Other guidebook series (such as Moon or Lonely Planet) generally do a better job providing usable maps than the Insiders' Guide. But even the Insiders' Guide for the Oregon Coast, for example, has enough maps to get by. But Insiders really dropped the ball on Boulder. Hopefully they'll pick it up for the subsequent edition. If they can find it.
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This is a great book about Boulder, Colorado and the communities that are nearby, as well as Rocky Mountain National Park and the town of Estes Park. Overall, it shows the Boulder Metro Area to be both wealthier AND more liberal than the Denver area, which is also fairly progressive. If you read this book, you'll think twice before even thinking of moving to ultra-conservative Colorado Springs. This volume also discusses great opportunities for physical fitness through outdoor activities. This book is a must-own for anyone interested in the western half of the United States.
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Bought this for a recent trip to Boulder/CoSprings after looking at many different regional travel books. This was by far the best one.
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