A Sierra Club Naturalist S Guide To The Southern Rockies

This authoritative reference is user-friendly for anyone living in or visiting the varied and beautiful Southern Rocky Mountains, an area encompassing most of Colorado and portions of southern Wyoming and northern New Mexico. This popular region includes the highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, innumerable deep canyons and gorges, and sweeping valleys.

As well as the general geology and climate of this region, there is extensive coverage on the marine habitats for animal and plant life that these coastlines contain.

This comprehensive field guide includes all the flora and fauna you're most likely to see in the forest communities of the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest. It includes 53 color plates and more than 80 color photos illustrating trees, birds, mammals, wildflowers, mushrooms, reptiles and amphibians, butterflies, beetles, and other insects.