Where is it Legal to Pan for Gold?
They say what goes around comes around. The first great wave of settlers came to…
geology
Swelling Soils: Homebuyers Beware
If you’re looking at buying a home in the Denver Metro area, particularly in the…
Silver Mining
Colorado is famous for its gold – our State Capitol dome is clad in the precious…
Dinosaur National Monument
On this day 97 years ago, October 4, 1915, Dinosaur National Monument in western Colorado and…
Colorado’s State Symbols: The State Rock
Not to be confused with the State Gemstone (Aquamarine) and the State Mineral (Rhodochrosite), the…
Colorado’s State Symbols: The State Mineral
Colorado’s State Mineral is the deep red Rhodochrosite. The Colorado State Archives tells us that “On April…
Colorado Geology for Tourists
Are you taking a road trip through Colorado this summer? Looking for something to do…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Gemstone
Because Colorado’s mountains are rich in minerals, there are many gemstones to be found in…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Fossil
Schoolchildren suggested Colorado adopt a state fossil, the dinosaur Stegosaurus, in 1982. One of the…
Hayden Expedition
The famous Hayden Expedition of 1871, led by geologist Ferdinand V. Hayden, was instrumental in…
Colorado Geology
This weekend I visited Roxborough State Park for the first time. My…
Dinosaur National Monument
Today is the 96th birthday of Dinosaur National Monument, designated in 1915. The area is…
The Colorado Gold Rush.
Did you know it’s believed that more people came to the Colorado Gold Rush than…
Earthquakes in Colorado
Last night southwestern Colorado was shaken by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake centered 9 miles southwest…
Colorado Gemstones
Colorado is certainly known for mining gold, silver, and other minerals, but many people don’t…
Tourist Mines
Colorado has a rich history of mining and mineral extraction; in fact, if not for…
Rockfall
The recent closure of I-70 due to a huge rockfall in Glenwood Canyon made me…
Colorado Geology Map for Tourists
If you’re taking a road trip through Colorado this summer, you might want to check…
Dinosaurs in Colorado
We just received from the Colorado Geological Survey a cd-rom entitled Dinosaurs in Our Backyard….
Volcanoes in the Western U.S.
Last weekend, on vacation in New Mexico, I visited the Bandalier National Monument and the…