| Date |
Location |
Objectives |
| Day1 |
Tyler to Amarillo, TX. |
Palo Duro Canyon |
| Day 2 |
Amarillo to Clayton State
Park, New Mexico |
Cretaceous outcrops containing
dinosaur tracks and other sedimentary rock features;
see pronghorns |
| Day 2 |
Mt. Capulin, New Mexico to
Colorado Springs |
Cinder cone
volcano |
| Day 3 |
Garden of the
Gods |
Weathered
remnants of ancient mountains |
| Day 3 |
Florissant Fossil Bed |
Ancient lake of Eocene age with
fossilized animals and plants due to volcanic activity; trip to quarry |
| Day 4 |
Denver to YMCA of the Rockies, Estes
Park |
National Earthquake Center; Red Rocks
Park; Dinosaur Ridge |
| Day 5 |
Rocky Mountain National Park |
Study glacial topography, alpine
wildlife (bighorn sheep, moose, mountain
goats, etc.) and vegetation. |
| Day 6 |
Rocky Mountain National Park |
Study glacial topography, alpine
wildlife (bighorn sheep, mountain goats, etc.) and vegetation |
| Day 7 |
Mt. Evans area |
Alpine Garden Trail; krummholz community |
| Day 8 |
Mt. Evans area |
Colorado School of Mines Experimental
Mine |
| Day 9 |
Mt. Evans to NM |
Raft Trip (OPTIONAL - extra cost) Great Sand Dunes |
| Day 10 |
NM to Tyler |
Roadside geology and biology Review
sessions |
