Co-Winner of the 2004 Colorado Endowment for the Humanities Publication Prize, and finalist for the Colorado Book Awards.

In these eighteen illuminating essays, some of Colorado's most accomplished novelists, essayists, and poets write in intimate detail about their most poignant experiences in the Colorado wilderness. Readers are given access - both physically and spiritually - to settings that inspire reverence for and contemplation about one's relationship to the land. In the tradition of Thoreau, John Muir, and Annie Dillard, all of the essayists explore the intense and vibrant relationships people have with the wilderness. Sites of Insight belongs on the bookshelves of tourists, outdoor enthusiasts, and Coloradoans - both longtime residents and newcomers - who seek to apprehend something in nature that is larger than themselves.

Sites of Insight is an excellent anthology – and yes, guidebook – for anyone who yearns to see more of our fair state than the tail-end of the harried commuter.

--Clay Evans, The Boulder Daily Camera

These essays prove that sometimes words are worth more than thousands of pictures…especially the first one. I loved being taught how to see the sacred sites of Colorado through intimate eyes.

--Gloria Wilde

I delved into these essays soon after the collection was published and re-read my favorite essays when I travel. Doing this adds meaning and enhances the enjoyment of my visits to these spiritual sites of Colorado. I especially enjoy reading and re-reading Fred Baca's essay on the San Luis Valley. For any traveler who loves the unspoiled sites of Colorado, this is a must read.

--C. L. Monical