Geology
May 19, 2022
Fremont County geologic attractions
Fremont County, two hours south of Denver, is located on the south-central Front Range of Colorado in a geological region…
Geology
May 10, 2022
Golden Rocks: The Geology and Mining History of Golden, Colorado
We’ve received the go ahead to help distribute this marvelous (and FREE!) 100+ page digital publication from the talented…
Geology
April 21, 2022
Unfolding the Geology of the West
Our collaborators and friends up in Boulder at the Geological Society of America (GSA) are making…
Geology
April 11, 2022
Case Study: Lykins Formation
Small but significant areas of Colorado are underlain by bedrock that is composed of evaporative…
Geology
April 8, 2022
NASA Earth Observatory
One of our favorite online feeds is from the NASA Earth Observatory along with their…
General
February 21, 2022
Cumbres and Toltec Geology Train
We just found out about this year’s Cumbres & Toltec Geology Train adventures in southwest Colorado and northwest New Mexico.
General
May 13, 2017
Welcome to the CGS RockTalk blog
We’ve decided to revive one of our most popular print publications — RockTalk — as a blog so that…
Hazards
June 21, 2005
Case Study: Clear Creek Canyon rockslide
Rockfalls and rock slides are common along transportation corridors in the Rocky Mountains. Clear Creek Canyon just west of Golden…