50 Hikes with Kids Colorado

Contributors

By Wendy Gorton

By Kristin Tillack

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Sep 5, 2023
Page Count
284 pages
Publisher
Timber Press
ISBN-13
9781643261508

Price

$24.99

Price

$30.99 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. Trade Paperback $24.99 $30.99 CAD
  2. ebook $12.99 $16.99 CAD

Discover the 50 most kid-friendly hikes in Colorado with this book featuring maps and scavenger hunts of items to find along each trail—plus fun extras that will foster a curiosity about the region’s flora, fauna, and geology!

Handcrafted for caregivers who want to spark a love of nature, 50 Hikes with Kids: Colorado highlights the most kid-friendly hikes in the Centennial State. These hikes are perfect for little legs—they are all under five miles and have an elevation gain of 900 feet of less. Some are even accessible by stroller. Every entry includes the essential details: easy-to-read, trustworthy directions; a detailed map; hike length and elevation gain; natural history factoids to keep kids engaged. Full-color photographs show scavenger hunt items kids are guaranteed to see along the trail.

  • “A fantastic companion for your next Colorado adventure.”
    Literary West Review

Wendy Gorton

Wendy Gorton

About the Author

Wendy Gorton holds a master’s degree in learning technologies and is a former classroom teacher. As part of her quest to bring science education alive, she worked as a National Geographic Fellow in Australia researching Tasmanian devils, a PolarTREC teacher researcher in archaeology in Alaska, an Earthwatch teacher fellow in the Bahamas and New Orleans, and a GoNorth! teacher explorer studying climate change via dogsled in Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Today, she is a global education consultant who has traveled to more than fifty countries to design programs, build communities, and inspire other educators to do the same. 

Learn more about this author