Download or read book Across The Great Divide The History of Alpine Tunnel In Images written by Michael Brown and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-09-04 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photographic history of Colorado's Alpine Tunnel of the Denver South Park & Pacific railroad. The book includes many photographs and maps of the highest narrow gauge railroad tunnel built in the United States.
Download or read book Historic Alpine Tunnel written by Dow Helmers and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tour Guide to Historic Alpine Tunnel written by Charles Albert Page and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historic Colorado written by Claude Wiatrowski and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This travel guide with historic and modern photos offers maps as well as notable and picturesque route suggestions, perfect for American history buffs. With its ancient pueblos and dinosaur bones, its gold mines and railroads, and its pioneering place in the westward push of the American frontier, Colorado is a state alive with history. This illustrated adventure through historical Colorado takes readers by scenic backroads from the towering Rocky Mountains to the vast Great Plains, with stops at every turn for a revealing view of the state’s rich past. Filled with spectacular modern photographs and historic black-and-white images, Historic Colorado tells the stories behind the most important and fascinating places in the growth and character of the Centennial State. The book follows in the footsteps of explorers and prospectors, cowpokes and pioneers, down the Santa Fe Trail, across the Continental Divide, up Clear Creek, and over Lizard Head Pass. It explores the legacy of mining, the railroads, and the Old West, as well as the heritage of Native Americans. It ventures through towns and cities, farmland and untamed wilderness, revisiting the stories of the people and personalities who made centuries of history in America’s highest state. Maps and travel tips round out the book, making it as useful to the tourist as it is entertaining for the armchair traveler.
Download or read book The History of Tunnelling written by Gösta E. Sandström and published by London : Barrie and Rockliff. This book was released on 1963 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Pitkin Colorado written by Harold C. Thurman and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Around the Gunnison Country written by Duane Vandenbusche and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-30 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gunnison country, 4,000 square miles of high valleys, heavy snows, deep canyons, and 14,000-foot-high mountains, is one of Colorado's most beautiful regions. Located on the Western Slope of Colorado, the Gunnison country has a long history involving Native Americans, mining, narrow-gauge railroads, ranching, Western State Colorado University, and recreation. The region has also been influenced by nearby Lake City in the San Juan Mountains, Aspen in the Elk Mountains, and towns on the east side of the famed and historic Alpine Railroad Tunnel. Today, the Gunnison country still is beautiful and tranquil, hosting nearly 2,000,000 visitors yearly while remaining much the same as it was over 125 years ago.
Download or read book The Mont Cenis tunnel its construction and probable consequences written by Mont Cenis tunnel and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book South Park s Gunnison Division written by Tom Klinger and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Documentary History of the South Park Line Vol I written by Daniel W. Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Documentary History of the South Park Line: Vol. I* A Chronology of Alpine Tunnel* The Abandonment of Service through Alpine Tunnel and over Boreas Pass in 1910* The Gunnison District, 1879 to 1910Based on newspaper accounts about, and railroad documents of, The Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad; The Denver, Leadville & Gunnison Railroad and The Colorado & Southern Railway.
Download or read book Historic Avalanches in the Northern Front Range and the Central and Northern Mountains of Colorado written by M. Martinelli and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newspaper accounts of avalanche accidents from the 1860s through 1950 have been compiled, summarized, and discussed. Many of the avalanches that caused fatalities came down rather small, innocuous-looking paths. Land use planners can use historical avalanche information as a reminder of the power of snow avalanches and to assure rational development in the future.
Download or read book The Mont Cenis Tunnel Its Construction and Probable Consequences written by and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Great Railroad Tunnels of North America written by William Lowell Putnam and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-07-25 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing and detailing the boring of major railroad tunnels throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico, this book covers the period from the creation of Virginia's Blue Ridge Tunnel in the 1850s to Copper Canyon's Continental and El Descanso tunnels in the early 1960s. Other notable tunnels featured here include Massachusetts' notoriously expensive and slow-progressing Hoosac Tunnel; Colorado's rail and water Moffat Tunnel; Montana's Flathead Tunnel; and several major tunnels along the Canadian Pacific's main line. In addition to providing details on the tunnels, the author considers the reasons they were created, their engineers, and their use. The book includes more than 50 period and contemporary photos. A glossary explains concepts related to railroad construction and maintenance.
Download or read book Colorado Above Treeline written by and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a traveler on the black ribbons of highways that stretch across the Great Plains, the sight of the Rocky Mountains rising up in the west is a majestic o the treeless peaks shimmer in winter with a white mantle of snow and, in summer, seem to erupt through the green belt of vegetation encircling the lower slopes. Colorado Above Treeline brings the state's highest country well within your reach. Author Jeremy Agnew describes what defines the tundra, the history that has marked it, and the kinds of plants and creatures that inhabit this unique environment. He then leads you on trips to these open, remote expanses, including scenic drives, rugged 4WD routes, and classic hikes, along the way offering many opportunities for further exploration. Practical information, fullcolor photographs and maps, and alpine anecdotes round out this introduction to some of Colorado's most celebrated scenery. Book jacket.
Download or read book Historic Avalanches in the Northern Front Range and the Central and Northern Mountains of Colorado written by M. Martinelli and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newspaper accounts of avalanche accidents from the 1860s through 1950 have been compiled, summarized, and discussed. Many of the avalanches that caused fatalities came down rather small, innocuous-looking paths. Land use planners can use historical avalanche information as a reminder of the power of snow avalanches and to assure rational development in the future.
Download or read book Geology of the Mount Aetna Volcanic Center Chaffee and Gunnison Counties Colorado written by Priestley Toulmin and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A description of a deeply eroded mid-Tertiary volcano on the southern fringes of the Mount Princeton batholith in the Sawatch Range.
Download or read book U S Geological Survey Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
