May 15—We once drove through Walsenburg with a geologist named Brian Penn, passing gas stations and discount stores and fast food chains when suddenly Penn veered his Ford Ranger to the side of the ...

History of faulting in the eastern Uinta Mountains, Colorado and Utah / Wallace R. Hansen -- Seismic and borehole evidence for important pre-Laramide faulting along the axial arch in northwest ...

How did Colorado's current and ancient landscape form? How do rocks reveal those ancient landscapes? What type of life has inhabited Colorado over geologic time? In what ways has the state's geologic ...

RIFLE,Colorado – Where the Colorado Rockies now stand was, 100 million years ago, a shallow sea that stretched from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico. Today, that ancient seaway has yielded to the awe ...

The Colorado Mountain Club’s Adventures in Learning series – Basics of Colorado Geology… and More! – will take place on Thursday and Saturday this week.During an informational lecture (to begin at 7 p ...

In this second column about the geology of our area, we will talk about the stories that individual rocks can tell, in a ...

Journey into the heart of the south-western US and witness how the power of deep time has sculpted some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes on Earth. Visit Arches and Canyonlands national parks, Dead ...

Colorado College geology professor Christine Siddoway made the discovery of her career from the saddle of a road bike. It was during a climb through North Cheyenne Cañon Park that Siddoway, 52, ...

Planetary Geology involves the origin and age of the solid bodies in the solar system (planets, satellites, asteroids, comets, and rings) and the geological evolution of their surfaces and interiors.

Deep in the San Juan Mountains is a little-known geologic wonderland where you’ll likely encounter few other travelers because of the remote location. Sometimes called “The City of Gnomes” for its ...

Residents in Northern Colorado may spot a low flying helicopter in the area over the next three months due to an ongoing geological survey. The United States Geological Survey will be using airborne ...