Seven Best Hikes: Colorado National Monument

by Roger D. Miller

Come hike the best of Colorado National Monument with geologist Roger D. Miller. Roger's sometimes quirky and always enlightening narratives will make you feel as if you're right there with him and his hiking buddies in one of the world's most spectacular and beautiful places.

Colorado National Monument, near the city of Grand Junction, is a beautiful and unique place area with huge redrock canyons that literally hang above the Grand Valley. Legendary trail-builder John Otto called the region “The Heart of the World.”

In this guide, geologist Roger D. Miller takes you on the seven best hikes in the Monument. With his unique perspective and sense of humor, reading his descriptions provides what most hiking guides lack—a sense of actually hiking with someone who knows the area.

The seven best hikes include:

The Lower Black Ridge Trail

Serpent’s Trail

Echo Canyon Trail

Lower Monument Canyon Trail

Lower No Thoroughfare Canyon and Devil’s Kitchen

Mica Mine Trail (technically not in the Monument, but included anyway because it’s close and has the same topography)

Lower Liberty Cap Trail

Included is a bonus hike which lies in the City of Grand Junction itself, the Audubon Section of the Colorado River Trail.

Also included is a section explaining the basic geology of the area.

We hope you enjoy this guide, but better still, we hope you can use it to supplement your experiences in one of the world’s most beautiful places.

Happy hiking!

48 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 2, 2013

Reviews

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

A different kind of trail book. Not a how to get there, what's the mileage type but rather a collection of personal accounts of the hikes. Kind of mini travelogues with a geology lesson thrown in. Not what I expected but something I'd want to read before hiking in the area.