Fulcrum Publishing.Fulcrum fulcrum: see lever. Publishing 16100 Table Mountain Parkway #300, Golden, CO 80403 www.fulcrum-books.com Two wonderful new guides offer excellent travel coverages for travelers. The third edition of Don & Barbara Laine's THE NEW MEXICO New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). GUIDE: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT (1555913180, $14.95) represents years of travel through New Mexico--plus thirty-five years of residency. From cattle drives and state parks to old town attractions and monuments, New Mexico is divided into regions with each given thorough coverage on everything from what to see and local color local color n. 1. The interest or flavor of a locality imparted by the customs and sights peculiar to it. 2. The use of regional detail in a literary or an artistic work. to where to stay and eat. A wonderful travel planner. VALLEY OF THE DUNES: GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table). Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Natural area, south-central Colorado, U.S. by Bob Rozinski and Wendy Shattil, with text by Audrey DeLella Benedict (155591523X, $19.95) is as much an armchair read as it is a destination guide, providing a photographic tribute to Colorado's San Luis Valley The San Luis Valley (IPA: /saːn luː'i 'vɒli/) is a very extensive alpine valley (approximately 8,000 square miles, with an elevation of about 7500 feet above sea level) in the Rio Grande Basin of south-central and Great Sand Dunes National Park. Text discusses and describes wildlife while the gorgeous full-page color photos which pack nearly each page provide stunning visual displays. |
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