Colorado by Nature: Rocky Mountain National Park’s Lumpy Ridge
The unique geological makeup of Estes Park’s dramatic, peaky backdrop—which boasts hundreds of climbing routes—has been more than a billion years in the making.
The unique geological makeup of Estes Park’s dramatic, peaky backdrop—which boasts hundreds of climbing routes—has been more than a billion years in the making.
Discover the geological history that made Colorado National Monument one of the state’s most iconic landscapes.
In 1872, a false claim that an area in northern Colorado contained diamonds nearly brought our young nation’s economy to its knees. But a century later, Mother Nature had the last laugh.
Discover petrified redwood trees, a cuckoo bird, and other ancient fossils at one of the Centennial State’s least known—but most amazing—natural wonders.
Thanks to a geologic quirk of fate, as well as plentiful powder, Aspen, Breckenridge, and Telluride have all struck it rich twice during their long, boom-and-bust histories.
Colorful badlands on Colorado’s Great Plains record an unprecedented heat wave that swept the globe 55 million years ago.
America’s newest National Natural Landmark reveals tantalizing clues about the day the dinosaurs died.
Golden’s iconic landmarks are the remnants of an ancient landscape flipped upside down.
Why did the Arkansas River carve a spectacular gorge through a dome of hard rocks when an easier path lies nearby?
Glaciers, granite, and (geological) joints all played a role in carving Colorado’s most spectacular mountain face.
How the giant alcoves protecting Colorado’s world-famous ruins were formed.
