Corrections and Updates

If your correction is one that we didn't know about and which we decide to include, we will send you a free copy of the next printing. (Limited to one copy per family.)

To identify which changes apply to your book, look at the copyright page. On the first line of that page it will list which edition and printing your book is from. Then look on this web page to find that version. The corrections for your book will be everything in that section. Also, some of the notes above your section may also apply.

First Edition - Fourth Printing (released June 2022)

The updates made for this printing were almost entirely about addressing the impacts of the 2020 wildfires that spread through Rocky Mountain National Park:

• Page xiii - Added photo of pika
• Page xxi - Moved main overview map to here. (This map now shows burn areas.)
• Page 34 - Added bolding to emergency contact information
• Page 36 - Added section on the timed-entry permits. You can find that same information here.
• Page 77 - Removed short vignette on wildfires
• Page 79 - Changed the heading "attitude" to "mindset" as it was getting confused with "altitude".
  
• Page 91-96 - Added section on wildfires and hiking in burn areas.
• Page 120 - Added a note to the Green Mountain Trailhead stating that this trail was damaged by fire and may be closed for a couple of years.
• Page 171-173 - Beaver Meadows: Replaced photo with same view but showing current fire damage. Replaced map with one showing fire damage. Changed text to reflect burned areas of hike.
• Page 192-195 - Summerland Park: Updated map, photos, and text to reflect wildfire impacts.
• Page 197-199 - The Pool: Updated map and text to reflect wildfire impacts.
• Page 246-249 - Cub Lake: Updated map, photos, and text to reflect wildfire impacts.
• Page 254-257 - Cub Lake Loop: Updated map and text to reflect wildfire impacts.
• Page 262-265 - Cascade Falls: Updated map and text to reflect wildfire impacts.
• Page 284-287 - Big Meadows Loop: Updated map and text to reflect wildfire impacts. Also noted that the Green Mtn. Trail may be closed for some years. Suggest starting at the Onahu Trail and turning around when you reach the closed section.
• Page 288-291 - Fern Lake: Updated map, photo, and text to reflect wildfire impacts.
• Page 293-295 - Odessa Hike: Updated map and text to reflect wildfire impacts.
• Page 298-301 - Eastern Ute: Updated map and text to reflect wildfire impacts.
• Page 372-375 - Mirror Lake: Updated map and text to reflect wildfire impacts.
• Page 412-414 - Haynach Lakes: Updated map and text to reflect wildfire impacts.
• Page 416-417 - Updated photos
• Page 422-423 - Bear Lake to Grand Lake (NI): Updated text and map to reflect wildfire impacts.
• Page 426-429 - Bear Lake to Grand Lake (T): Updated text and map to reflect wildfire impacts.
• Page 432-434 - Lost Lake: Updated text and map to reflect wildfire impacts.
• Page 438-431 - Lake Nanita: Updated text and map to reflect wildfire impacts.
• Page 444-461 - Western Loop: Updated text, map, and one photo to reflect wildfire impacts.
• Back Cover inside: Replaced map to include fire impacts.

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First Edition - Third Printing (released September 2020)
(Updates)

• All known errors in the second printing have been fixed. (see below)
• Page ix: New endorsements added
• Page xii: Rocky Pledge has been added
• Way point numbers have been added to the description text for each hike.
• A few photos have been swapped out with better ones
• Two pages on NatureFirstPhotography.org have been added to the back.

(Known errors)

• Page vi: The page numbers listed for Bear Lake, Holzwarth and Alluvial Fan are off by one page.
• Page 17: "These graphs gives you" should be "These graphs give you".
• Page 409: Numbers are missing from this map’s waypoints.

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First Edition - Second Printing (Known errors) (Released August 2019)

• Page viii: Bark Beetles are on page 74 and Wilderness camping is on page 70. They were switched. (Randall McClure)
• Page 109: The Allenspark Trailhead has been permanently closed. It will be removed from the next printing of the book and the mileages, maps, ratings and rankings for Finch Lake and Pear Lake will be changed to reflect this closure. (For more details see the July 22 update.)
• Page 482: Cub Lake is 2.4 miles each way not 3.4 miles.

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First Printing (known errors) (Released May 2019)

• Inside front cover map: E-470 needs to continue all the way to Hwy 36.
• Page 29: The url is missing ".com". It should be: www.HikingRocky.com/dogs
• Page 34: Under "In An Emergency" the word "first" is misspelled. (Found by Bonnie Ravensloot)
• Page 106-107: Map needs to be better aligned between the two pages
• Page 139: The Sprague Lake map should be turned 190 degrees.
• Page 215: There should not be a comma between Atlantic Ocean. (Bonnie Ravesloot)
• Page 341: There is a missing north symbol on the Lawn Lake map.
• Page 352: The correct page for trailhead information is on page 123 not page 130. (Found by Randy Michaelis)
• Strenuous Section: on several hikes I forgot to make it clear that the distance is round trip.
• Page 420: The distance is listed as "Round Trip" when it should be listed as "One Way".
• Page 424: The distance is listed as "Round Trip" when it should be listed as "One Way".
• Page 442: The distance is listed as "Round Trip" when it should be listed simply as "Distance" since it is a loop.