Roadside Geology of Colorado - Table of Contents
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I. A Foundation to Rest On
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1
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Continents Adrift
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1
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History - The Underlying Theme
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4
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Coming to Terms
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4
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Colorado Through the Ages
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9
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The Final Touch
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17
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God Is Where You Find It
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18
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Fossil Fuels
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19
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II. Denver and Colorado Springs
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21
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Denver Area
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21
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Red Rocks Park - Dinosaur Ridge Area
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24
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Mount Evans
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29
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Boulder - Estes Park - Central City Loop
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32
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Colorado Springs Area
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41
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Garden of the Gods
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42
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Cave of the Winds
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44
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Pikes Peak
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46
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Cripple Creek and Gold Camp Road
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50
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III. High Plains and Piedmont
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57
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Cretaceous Sea
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57
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Rising Mountains and Sagging Basins
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58
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Mid-Tertiary Regional Uplift
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59
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Road Guides
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Interstate 25: Wyoming - Denver
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60
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Interstate 25: Denver - Colorado Springs
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65
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Interstate 25: Colorado Springs - Walsenburg
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69
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Interstate 25: Walsenburg - New Mexico
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75
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Interstate 70: Kansas - Limon
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81
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Interstate 70: Limon - Denver
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85
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Interstate 76: Julesburg - Fort Morgan
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87
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Interstate 76: Fort Morgan - Denver
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89
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US 24: Limon - Colorado Springs
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92
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US 50: Kansas - La Junta
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96
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US 50: La Junta - Canon City
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100
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Colorado 115: Colorado Springs - Penrose
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105
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IV. Ranges Folded and Faulted
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109
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Mountain-Building Events in Colorado
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109
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Road Guides
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Interstate 70/US 6: Denver - Dillon
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117
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Interstate 70: Dillon - Dotsero
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122
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Interstate 70: Dotsero - Rifle
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127
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US 24: Colorado Springs - Antero Junction
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137
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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
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139
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US 24: Buena Vista - Interstate 70
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143
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US 34: Loveland - Granby via Rocky Mountain National Park
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149
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US 40: Empire - Kremmling
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158
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US 40: Kremmling - Steamboat Springs
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163
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US 50: Canon City - Poncha Springs
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167
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US 50: Poncha Springs - Gunnison
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175
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US 160: Walsenburg - Alamosa
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180
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Great Sand Dunes National Monument
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185
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US 285: Denver - Fairplay
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189
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US 285: Fairplay - Poncha Springs
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195
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US 285: Poncha Springs - New Mexico
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201
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US 287: Wyoming - Loveland
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206
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Colorado 9: Kremmling - Fairplay
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211
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Colorado 14: Teds Place - Gould
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218
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Colorado 14: Gould - US 40
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223
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Colorado 82: Glenwood Springs - Aspen
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227
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Marble
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229
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Maroon Bells
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233
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Colorado 82: Aspen - US 24 via Independence Pass
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235
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V. Volcanic San Juan Mountains
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239
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Volcanic Rocks |
243
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Pleistocene to Recent Time
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247
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Road Guides
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US 50: Gunnison - Montrose
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247
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
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252
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US 160: Alamosa - Pagosa Springs
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257
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US 550: Montrose - Silverton
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262
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US 550: Silverton - Durango
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269
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Colorado 135: Gunnison - Crested Butte
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274
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Colorado 145: Telluride - Cortez
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278
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Colorado 149: South Fork - Blue Mesa Reservoir
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284
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VI. Plateau Country
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293
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Precambrian Time
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294
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Paleozoic Time
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294
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Mesozoic Time
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295
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Cenozoic Time
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296
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Road Guides
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Interstate 70: Rifle - Utah
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299
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Colorado National Monument
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305
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US 40: Steamboat Springs - Craig
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313
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US 40: Craig - Utah
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317
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Dinosaur National Monument
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321
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US 50: Montrose - Grand Junction
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325
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US 160: Pagosa Springs - Durango
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329
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US 160: Durango - Four Corners
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333
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Mesa Verde National Park
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337
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Colorado 13: Craig - Rifle
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340
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Colorado 62: Ridgway - Placerville
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345
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Colorado 64 and Colorado 139: Dinosaur - Loma
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349
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Colorado 65 and Colorado 92: Interstate 70 - Delta via Grand Mesa
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355
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Colorado 141: Whitewater - Naturita
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359
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Colorado 145: Naturita - Telluride
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369
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For More Information
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374
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Glossary
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378
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Index
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387
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