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Harris Park, Park
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Family Day
Field Trip, June 7
Amazonite-bearing pegmatites in the Pikes Peak batholith,
near Harris Park, Park County, Colorado with Pete Modreski (USGS)
We’ll meet at 8 a.m. at the Cold Spring RTD
Park-and-Ride on Union Blvd just south of 6th Avenue in Lakewood. Travel
will be by car-pooling; those who live along US-285 can also meet us
at approximately 8:30 a.m. at the Twin Forks Park-and-Ride, located
on the south side of US-285 about ½ mile west of the Indian Hills (Parmalee
Gulch) turnoff and just past South Turkey Creek Road. We’ll be driving
to Harris Park, located about 6 miles north of US-285 from Crow Hill,
and then on Forest Service dirt roads about 2 miles to the site, a total
of about 45 miles from Lakewood.
We will be able to hunt in the granite pegmatites for
smoky quartz, microcline var. amazonite, and if one is fortunate,
goethite, fluorite, and topaz. Pete will brief the group about the
geology of the pegmatites and the minerals found in them. The area is
pleasant, lightly wooded with a small stream, and is kid-friendly. The
site is on mining claims maintained by the Littleton Gem and Mineral
Club, and we will be there courtesy of that club. Depending on how
industrious you want to be in searching for or digging for minerals (the
best are found down in the undisturbed soil or bedrock, you know),
bring any or all of a rock pick, trowel, chisel, sledge, a small or
large shovel, and pickaxe. Safety glasses or goggles are advised if
splitting rocks, as well as suitable sun/rain/snow protection depending
on the weather. You will also be required to bring your own lunch,
drinks, and snacks. There will be no charge for this trip.
Road access should be no problem if the weather is good,
if in doubt, check with Pete, 303-202-4766 (office) or 720-205-2553
(cell), or the Colorado Scientific Society website (www.coloscisoc.org).
If the road is in good condition any vehicle may be able to reach the
site, but SUV’s are recommended if you have one.
No RSVP is necessary, trip with the Colorado Scientific
Society. |
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| Time: Saturday, June 7th, 8:30 am (meet at Twin Forks
Park-n-Ride) |
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| Place: Harris Park |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Shannon |
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Friday Hikes (2 for
May and 2 for June)
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| May 16th 3:00 pm Corwina Park near Kittredge (meet in large
parking lot-You are Here on map) (Panorama Point Trail- 3 mile
round-trip) May 23rd 3:00 pm Shannon's House. Shannon
will lead us on her favorite walk around her house. It might be
nearby Mt. Judge, it might be a Denver Mtn. park access, it might be a
walk along Yankee Creek. You better come and find out what it is.
No more than 2 miles, some uphill. June 13th 3:00 pm Flying J Ranch
Park (near Conifer). Shannon will lead a wild-flower hike
here. We will be dissecting various flowers (only common ones and
only a few) to identify the "parts" and having a flower identification
quiz later. The flowers are usually quite lovely in this park and
the trail hike will only be about 2 miles.
http://www.co.jefferson.co.us/openspace/openspace_T56_R13.htm
June 20th ?time ?place Please volunteer to host your favorite
walk/hike straight from your house. It doesn't have to be
fancy...walking on streets is OK and it doesn't have to be long.
We just want to share in your favorite walk!! If no one volunteers,
the hike will be probably be to Maxwell Falls (National Forest along
Brook Forest Road) |
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| Time: Friday the 16th and 23rd of May AND the 13th and
20th of June. |
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| Place: Various (See above) |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Shannon
or checkout
http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/444/documents/PR_Corwina.pdf |
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Long's Iris
Gardens-Boulder CO
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to Long’s Gardens! We are a third generation, family owned and
operated iris farm in the middle of Boulder, Colorado. We were founded
in 1905 by J.D. Long. Today the business is carried on by Catherine Long
Gates, grand-daughter of J.D., and her husband, Dennis Gates. For more on our history, see
About us. We
specialize in bearded iris, which we sell both as
dig it yourself
and by mail order
catalog.
Operating an agricultural enterprise in the middle
of a city makes for some interesting challenges, but also provides an
opportunity for people to slow down, take a break, and relax (take a
virtual tour at
Beyond the Bloom).
Come see and smell the iris and enjoy a bit of historical Boulder. We’re
open to the public when the iris are in bloom, May through early June.
This trip will be combined with a visit to the Growing Gardens,
a non-profit that runs a number of wonderful
programs on part of Long's Gardens. Take a look at their website
www.growinggardens.org and it will give you an idea of their
programs.
11:00 Longs Gardens, 1:30 Growing Gardens |
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| Time and day: May 19th (must be there by 10:45am) Pack a lunch |
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Place: 3240 Broadway -
map
P.O. Box 19 Boulder, CO. 80306(Longs Gardens in morning, then
lunch, then Growing Gardens in the afternoon. The entire visit
should not take more than 2.5 hours.) |
 J.D.
Long |
| Additional Information: Contact
Shannon or checkout their
website |
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