Autographed Publications

Yes! …and no. If a book is to be inscribed, please triple-check the spelling of the name(s) we will be making the book out to—we use permanent ink! Travis and Kate want to engage with our readers in a way that appreciates and celebrates the history of Rollins Pass. Personalization requests that run contrary to the dedications or acknowledgments printed in our books, messages about opening/closing the pass, text that contains abbreviations or profanity of any kind, or messages of a hateful or political nature will be canceled and fully refunded.

We always sign on the title page by the printed authors’ names, rather than on the first page; for both our 2018 and 2022 books, our signatures can be found on page 3.

Our processing and handling times are typically within two business days, with most orders averaging same business day or next day for handoff to the postal service. Orders are not shipped on days our local post office is closed (Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and federal holidays).

We send all orders with speedy shipping to your front door or mailbox in a USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope. Shipping is the same cost for either one or two books.

Signed paperback books are also available for local pickup without shipping charges. Reach out to us if you are in the Grand County and Gilpin County areas—if our route takes us that way, we can meet!

While extraordinarily rare, if your tracking number happens to show “Tracking number created” (or something similar, like “Label Created, not yet in system”) for a few days, please wait until one weekend passes as it is usually over the weekend that USPS catches up with their missed scans. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Click here for a comprehensive guide on ‘What do USPS Tracking Statuses mean’?

We fulfill orders almost immediately as we receive them. If your shipping address was incomplete or is incorrect, we are unfortunately not able to change it before it ships. Once you receive the tracking number, you (the receiver) can contact USPS and complete or correct the address. If you are having trouble with this process, please contact us at authors@preserverollinspass.org once you’ve received a response from USPS.

Yes—cancellations are allowed, but only within one hour of placing your order. If you request a cancellation within that window, we’re happy to refund your purchase—but please note that Square, our payment processor, does not refund the transaction fees they charge us. Even if we refund your order, Square keeps their cut. Because of this, your refund will be for the amount paid minus those non-refundable processing fees. After one hour, all sales are final. Due to the nature of our custom, made-to-order fulfillment process, we’re unable to accept returns or exchanges. That said, we absolutely stand by the quality of your order. If your package arrives damaged, please email us at authors@preserverollinspass.org within 72 hours of delivery—be sure to include photos of the damage—and we’ll replace your item promptly. By completing your purchase, you acknowledge and agree to this cancellation, refund, and replacement policy.

Due to the nature of our custom fulfillment process, we are unable to accept returns or exchanges at this time. We do guarantee shipment and if there is any damage to your order, please email us with photos of the damage within 72 hours of delivery and we will replace your order right away.

If you received a damaged item, please notify us within 72 hours of delivery and we will happily replace the damaged item(s) with the same shipping as per the original order. Please include well-lit images detailing the damage to qualify for replacements.

Yikes—while extraordinarily rare (less than a handful of times across several years), it’s possible an order could get derailed. Please reach out to us with any information you have on your end: date of the purchase, transaction ID, order number, and/or email address; then on our end, we’ll determine why the order may have gotten lost in the woods and help set things right. When this happens, we add something extra to your shipment for your patience.

Please note that our processing time is up to two business days to fulfill your order and it ships after that. If you are ordering something for a specific date, please account for this processing and shipping time.

If you are one of the two dozen people who made our first book possible or one of the more than six dozen people who helped make our second book possible, your copy is on us! Preserve Rollins Pass routinely makes donations from our book sales. The proceeds of our first royalties went to Colorado State University’s Archaeology Field School—they conduct field research and archaeology on Rollins Pass in the summers. We have also donated over a hundred books to local libraries, master’s degree and PhD students, preservation groups, county governments, and land managers. We are also committed to helping rebuild the home libraries of those who lost everything in the East Troublesome Fire of 2020—including attempting to replace their collection of Rollins Pass books. Per household lost, we provide a complimentary signed replacement of our 2018 book plus a free signed copy of our 2022 book; and, from time to time if/as availability allows, no-cost (and sometimes signed!) replacements of Bollinger’s books “The Rails That Climb” and “The Moffat Road.”

Definitely—and we’ve done this in the past with other historians and local authors. If you’re an author with a recent or even not-so-recent publication, let’s trade books at no cost!

Yes—please reach out to us directly so that we can invoice you separately for international shipping costs. Please note that per the USPS, “Upon delivery, the destination country’s government may require the recipient to pay the shipment’s estimated duties, taxes, and fees, based on their customs assessment of the item(s). The sender does NOT pay these landed costs at this time.” Although USPS does not determine landing costs for the recipient, they do provide us with an estimate, which we can provide to you, the recipient.

It depends on the country and the weight of the package, so please contact us and we’ll work with our local post office to provide a rough estimate to you. In summer 2023, we shipped two books and a postcard pack in a single envelope to Switzerland. The postage costs were $31.20 and the recipient had estimated landed costs of $0 for duties, $14.87 for taxes, $23.25 in fees for an estimated total of $38.12. Combining postage and estimated landing costs brought the total to approximately $70. From Fraser to Switzerland, the total shipping time was 9 days.

Our books are written directly on Rollins Pass in nearly every season with finishing and assembly work completed in both Tolland and Fraser, Colorado. Our books are made in the USA and are printed in South Carolina on American-made paper and manufactured entirely in the United States.

Yes, of course! Each of our books, presentations, and documentaries about Rollins Pass and the Moffat Tunnel involve tens of thousands of hours of work in consultation with experts across the country. We always enjoy reading compelling reviews, yours if we are so honored, and would like to be able to share your words and thoughts on our recommendations page with others.

While our two books cover the same core topics of Rollins Pass and the Moffat Tunnel, the 2022 book is not a republication of our 2018 work—in fact, there’s very little that’s duplicated between the two books. Our 2022 book discusses completely new details and information about Rollins Pass that transpired in the four years between publications. The 2022 work has never-before-published and extraordinarily rare imagery meticulously restored from the originals: all historic photographs are printed in black and white with modern counterparts in full color. While our first book involved two dozen people, our second book involved the efforts of more than six dozen experts to help tell this area’s vast story.

Our growing list of experts is found here on our ‘With Gratitude‘ page.