Hiking Colorado Wilderness Areas

by Dave Muller

Book Overview

The United States was the first country in the world to define and designate Wilderness Areas through law. Subsequently, countries around the world have protected areas modeled after the Wilderness Act. In 1964, our nation's leaders formally acknowledged the Immediate and lasting benefits of wild places to the human spirit and fabric of our nation. That year, in a nearly unanimous vote, Congress enacted landmark legislation that permanently protected...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565796640
• ISBN13: 9781565796645
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Westcliffe Publishers
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"