Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. Part 1 Physical Environment of the San Juan Mountains
7. Chapter One A Legacy of Mountains Past and Present in the San Juan Region 3
8. Chapter Two Tertiary Volcanism in the Eastern San Juan Mountains 17
9. Chapter Three Mineralization in the Eastern San Juan Mountains 39
10. Chapter Four Geomorphic History of the San Juan Mountains 61
11. Chapter Five The Hydrogeology of the San Juan Mountains 79
12. Chapter Six Long-Term Temperature Trends in the San Juan Mountains 99
13. Part 2 Biological Communities of the San Juan Mountains
14. Chapter Seven Mountain Lakes and Reservoirs 113
15. Chapter Eight Fens of the San Juan Mountains 129
16. Chapter Nine Fungi and Lichens of the San Juan Mountains 137
17. Chapter Ten Fire, Climate, and Forest Health 151
18. Chapter Eleven Insects of the San Juans and Effects of Fire on Insect Ecology 173
19. Chapter Twelve Wildlife of the San Juans 185
20. Part 3 Human History of the San Juan Mountains
21. Chapter Thirteen Brief Human History of the Eastern San Juan Mountains 203
22. Chapter Fourteen Disaster in La Garita Mountains 213
23. Chapter Fifteen San Juan Railroading 231
24. Part 4 Points of Interest in the Eastern San Juan Mountains
25. Chapter Sixteen Eastern San Juan Mountains Points of Interest Guide 243
26. Glossary 299
27. Contributors 311
28. Index 313