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Summary: Excellent
Review: Excellent hiking book. Best book on hiking the Sangres.
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Summary: Functional book
Review: This book provides a thorough list of hikes in a fantastic part of the state, but I agree that the descriptions are a bit sparse and cryptic. Personally, I prefer greater detail about what I might encounter on the trail rather than just the facts -- see Roach's 14er book as an example.
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Summary: Awesome Guide
Review: This is by far the best guidebook for this area, I can't believe how many trails are included. I even live in the area and I never realized how many trails there actually are here. The number of summits that are described is overwhelming. If you are into climbing mountains, here they are. Concise and to point, there is no fluff here, just get on the trail and enjoy. The pictures are unreal, these mountains rock! Good maps and trailhead directions get you to the trail, easy to follow directions lead you to the promised land. Solid intro section and appendices with gear lists and GPS coordinates for every trailhead and summit round out this awesome guidebook. If you are looking for fun, put this book down and get on these trails!
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Summary: Where's the FUN?
Review: While I was happy to have a book listing numerous hikes in an often-overlooked area of Colorado, this guide is rather sparse in its descriptions of each hike. "Walk this far, turn east, walk that far..."
I just discovered a new guidebook for the Great Sand Dunes (and surrounding hikes in the Sangres) by C & D Winger. It has fewer hikes listed than in Moore's book, but the details, color photos, maps, and level of enthusiasm for what you'll see on each hike makes me much more likely to try out the hikes. I'm doing this for the FUN, after all!
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