Crossing the High Divide

About the book

Crossing the High Divide is a full color guide that describes routes to 81 passes over 12,000 feet in Colorado's high country. Hikes range from easy strolls to complicated bushwhacks in remote areas. In addition to the recommended routes, the author chronicles her experiences exploring the passes, including her misadventures. She provides technical information such as distance, difficulty, latitude and longitude coordinates, maps, and detailed directions for each route.

Areas Covered

• Northern Colorado/Rocky Mountain National Park

• Vail

• Aspen

• Ouray/Silverton/Telluride

• Southeast Colorado

• And more!

About the author

Sallie Varner was inspired to write this book after reading Bob Martin’s book, Hiking the Highest Passes and attempting to hike all of them. She then realized that there were more passes above 12,000 feet in Colorado than were covered in Bob’s book, and set out to hike to all of them. Her book is a culmination of that effort, and she provides details for 81 of those passes.