The Geologic Story of Colorado National Monument Revised Edition
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The Geologic Story of COLORADO NATIONAL MONUMENT
Contents
Figures
Preface
History of the Monument
Early History of the Region
Prehistoric People
Late Arrivals
Early Settlement[13]
The Brown-Stanton River Expedition[14]
Kodel’s Gold Mine[15]
Recent Cave Dweller
Artesian Wells
Geographic Setting
The Geologic Story Begins
Ancient Rocks and Events
A Great Gap in the Rock Record
The Age of Reptiles
Early Landscape
Ancient Sand Dunes
The Rains Came
Another Gap in the Rock Record
The Sea to the West
Deposits and Events East of the Sea
Dinosaurs Roam the Monument
Dinosaurs on the Move
Yet Another Gap in the Rock Record
Peat Bogs
The Sea Covers the Plateau
The Sea’s Final Retreat
End of the Dinosaurs
The Age of Mammals
Early Deposits and Events
Lake Uinta
The Mountains Rise Again
Nearby Lava Flows[30]
Ancestral Colorado River
Piracy on the High Plateaus
The Age of Man
The Ice Age
Capture of East Creek
Canyon Cutting
A Look into the Future
How to See the Monument
Trips Through and Around the Monument[34]
From Grand Junction through the Redlands to the West Entrance of the Monument
STARTING POINT
REDLANDS CANAL
SOUTH BROADWAY
SOUTH CAMP ROAD SIDE TRIP
BRACHIOSAURUS MONUMENT
WATCH TURNS
LEFT TURN
WATCH FOR BUFFALO
REDLANDS FAULT
WINGATE DRIVE SIDE TRIP
MONUMENT CANYON TRAIL
DRAINAGE DIVIDE
ROAD INTERSECTION
STARTING POINT
REDLANDS CANAL
SOUTH BROADWAY
SOUTH CAMP ROAD SIDE TRIP
BRACHIOSAURUS MONUMENT
WATCH TURNS
LEFT TURN
WATCH FOR BUFFALO
REDLANDS FAULT
WINGATE DRIVE SIDE TRIP
MONUMENT CANYON TRAIL
DRAINAGE DIVIDE
ROAD INTERSECTION
From Fruita to the West Entrance of the Monument
MORRISON FORMATION
MORRISON FORMATION
Through the Monument from West to East Entrances
WEST ENTRANCE
REDLANDS VIEW
NEW EARTHFILL
BALANCED ROCK
HISTORIC TRAILS VIEW
FRUITA CANYON VIEW
CAMPGROUND AND PICNIC AREA
WINDOW ROCK
VISITOR CENTER—MONUMENT HEADQUARTERS
GAP IN ROCK RECORD
PIPE ORGAN
DEPENDENCE VIEW
GRAND VIEW
MONUMENT CANYON VIEW
COKE OVENS OVERLOOK
ARTISTS POINT
HIGHLAND VIEW
DIVIDE
LIBERTY CAP TRAILHEAD
GLADE PARK ROAD
FLOOD
UPPER UTE CANYON VIEW
FALLEN ROCK OVERLOOK
UTE CANYON TRAILHEAD
UTE CANYON
LOWER UTE CANYON VIEW
RED CANYON OVERLOOK
DS ROAD
COLD SHIVERS POINT
HEAD OF SERPENTS TRAIL
FOOT OF SERPENTS TRAIL
DEVILS KITCHEN
EAST ENTRANCE
WEST ENTRANCE
REDLANDS VIEW
NEW EARTHFILL
BALANCED ROCK
HISTORIC TRAILS VIEW
FRUITA CANYON VIEW
CAMPGROUND AND PICNIC AREA
WINDOW ROCK
VISITOR CENTER—MONUMENT HEADQUARTERS
GAP IN ROCK RECORD
PIPE ORGAN
DEPENDENCE VIEW
GRAND VIEW
MONUMENT CANYON VIEW
COKE OVENS OVERLOOK
ARTISTS POINT
HIGHLAND VIEW
DIVIDE
LIBERTY CAP TRAILHEAD
GLADE PARK ROAD
FLOOD
UPPER UTE CANYON VIEW
FALLEN ROCK OVERLOOK
UTE CANYON TRAILHEAD
UTE CANYON
LOWER UTE CANYON VIEW
RED CANYON OVERLOOK
DS ROAD
COLD SHIVERS POINT
HEAD OF SERPENTS TRAIL
FOOT OF SERPENTS TRAIL
DEVILS KITCHEN
EAST ENTRANCE
From the East Entrance to Grand Junction
SOUTH CAMP ROAD SHORTCUT
GAP IN ROCK RECORD
FLOOD DAMAGE
SOUTH BROADWAY
SOUTH CAMP ROAD SHORTCUT
GAP IN ROCK RECORD
FLOOD DAMAGE
SOUTH BROADWAY
Through Glade Park from the Northwest Arm of Ute Canyon to Columbus Canyon
GLADE PARK ROAD
GLADE PARK
GLADE PARK FAULT
LITTLE PARK ROAD
GLADE PARK ROAD
GLADE PARK
GLADE PARK FAULT
LITTLE PARK ROAD
From Glade Park to Grand Junction Via the Little Park Road
GLADE PARK FAULT
LADDER AND ROUGH CANYONS
GLADE PARK FAULT
LADDER AND ROUGH CANYONS
Résumé of Geologic History and Relation to Other National Parks and Monuments in the Colorado Plateau
Acknowledgments
References
Additional Reading
Footnotes
Index
Transcriber’s Notes
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