publishing words and images of the West
Columbine Ink is a Denver-based regional publisher with a focus on Western
history and exploration of Colorado's natural treasures. We offer
guidebooks to Colorado ghost towns, Colorado waterfalls and Western pioneer stories.
We feature the Ghosts of Colorado by John K. Aldrich, a classic series on Colorado ghost towns and historic mining camps. Widely
recognized as an expert on Colorado’s gold and silver mining eras, John’s collection of information and photographs, gathered through more than
three decades of personal research, contains a wealth of details that make the era come alive. Large-scale maps are included in each book!
We are also developing a new series on Colorado Waterfalls by Marc and Nancy Conly. Our first releases are the stunning Waterfalls of
Colorado 2010 Calendar, and the 60-page guidebook Waterfalls of Rocky Mountain National Park. The Conlys have classified,
described and provided detailed location information, including GPS coordinates and trail descriptions, for these Colorado gems.
Numerous full-color photographs delight the eye.
Columbine Ink is also very proud to debut a major new volume, A Fair Distance: The Western Memoir of of Lois Boblett, 1851-1922. The American
westward migration was a sequence of dreams, discovery, perseverance, skill, and luck – good and bad. Western historian L. Darlene Spargo documents
a first-person memoir of one woman's incredible life, from homesteading the Great Plains to gold prospecting in the Rockies, ranching in Arizona and settling
in Washington State. Lois Boblett's last great adventure was the Stampede to the Klondike. The book is the first offering in our Pioneer Series.
Click on the links above to find out more about these exciting books!