I carried these colorful, angular rocks home from Colorado to Florida, and they now rest atop of smooth river rocks from elsewhere next to our house. Sometimes nature also finds ways of moving rocks out of their original context, such as when glaciers carry rocks many miles from their origin. In those cases, the displacedContinue reading “Flora-rado Rocks”
Tag Archives: Colorado
Mooskateer
During our Colorado visit, we stopped at a pullout near the 12,000 foot summit of Trail Ridge Road. A gathering of people were staring at something way down in the marshy valley. Binoculars, telescopes, and even a camera with a huge telephoto lens all pointed in the same direction. One kind lady shared a viewContinue reading “Mooskateer”
Then and Again
One of the most interesting rocks I have ever seen is in Boulder Canyon in Colorado, located near the now-closed trailhead to Boulder Falls. I have been fascinated by its tunnel-like hole since I was a young child. The lower photo was taken yesterday while the top photo was taken 59 years ago in 1966Continue reading “Then and Again”
Gems from the Glory Hole Mine
Mountains, mines, and the minerals they held kept me longing for the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. We would go camping there once or twice a year when I was a kid growing up in Nebraska. I could find the outwash from the mountains in the Platte River where I lived, but nothing matched finding theContinue reading “Gems from the Glory Hole Mine”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 