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If you're on your way up to the mountains, take a break at Boulder Falls! It's pretty neat.
A quick little hike at Golden Gate Canyon State Park courtesy of @ColoradoParksandWildlife !
Breckenridge is home to the International Snow Sculpture Championships, an event at the tail end of every January where teams from all over the world compete over five days with nothing but hand tools.
Some more info about the competition, dates, parking, and lodging:
https://gobreck.com/event/international-snow-sculpture-championships
A video about the history of the event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVpS-zYfRPY&ab_channel=Breckenridge%2CColorado
Used a GoPro Hero 8, Pentax K1 and, and Polaroid Now+ for this one. Enjoy!
A nice, cool day at Brainard Lake. Looks to be quite popular in the summer, but as far as I'm concerned, winter is a better time to visit.
Some travel plans happened to coincide with the second Starship launch, it was pretty neat.
In the first half of the 20th century, the peak of placer mining technology was the dredge, this is the history of the Reiling, an example of a dredge that is all but extinct. @SummitCountyGov @breckenridge @TownofBreckenridge
Wiki Gold Dredge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_dredge
Not the Reiling, but a dredge operating in the 60's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BWHpktjJbY
https://www.summitdaily.com/news/historic-reiling-dredge-no-longer-listed-as-an-endangered-site/
Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/32030/rec/1
Colorado Preservation inc: http://coloradopreservation.org/2015-list-colorados-most-endangered-places/reiling-gold-dredge/
Reiling Dredge Stabilization Project: https://www.breckenridgerecreation.com/parks-fields/open-space-trails/current-projects/reiling-dredge-restoration-project
Breckenridge History: https://breckhistory.org/the-history-of-breckenridge-co-dredge-boat-mining-in-breckenridge/
The Reiling Dredge Trail: https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/5585550/reiling-dredge-trail
A bit about the things you'll see on Bourbon Street. #louisiana #neworleans #bourbonstreet #cocktails #coffee #cafedumonde #beignets #gimmicks #daiquiris
In the first half of the 20th century, the peak of placer mining technology was the dredge, this is the history of the Reiling, an example of a dredge that is all but extinct. @SummitCountyGov @breckenridge @TownofBreckenridge
Wiki Gold Dredge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_dredge
Not the Reiling, but a dredge operating in the 60's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BWHpktjJbY
https://www.summitdaily.com/news/historic-reiling-dredge-no-longer-listed-as-an-endangered-site/
Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/32030/rec/1
Colorado Preservation inc: http://coloradopreservation.org/2015-list-colorados-most-endangered-places/reiling-gold-dredge/
Reiling Dredge Stabilization Project: https://www.breckenridgerecreation.com/parks-fields/open-space-trails/current-projects/reiling-dredge-restoration-project
Breckenridge History: https://breckhistory.org/the-history-of-breckenridge-co-dredge-boat-mining-in-breckenridge/
The Reiling Dredge Trail: https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/5585550/reiling-dredge-trail
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Day 1: Hidden Treasure Trailhead
Trail website:
https://www.cityofblackhawk.org/things-do-black-hawk/maryland-mountain-quartz-valley-open-space-park-hiking-biking
Day 2: Centennial Cone Park
Anyway, here's the website:
https://www.jeffco.us/1192/Centennial-Cone-Park
Day 3: Silver Creek Trail
Trail website:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/silver-creek-trail--7
Day 4: Chase Gulch Reservoir
Website:
https://centralcity.colorado.gov/outdoors
Day 5: St. Mary's Glacier
Website:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/st-mary-s-glacier
Day 6: 7:30 Mine Trail
Websites:
https://www.co.clear-creek.co.us/846/730-Mine-Trail
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/griffin-memorial-via-7-30-mine-trail
Day 7: Silver Dollar Lake Trail
Websites:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/silver-dollar-lake-ad-murray-lake-trail
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/arp/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=28462&actid=50
Day 8: Hassell Lake Trail
Website:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/hassell-lake
Day 9: Reiling Dredge & Minnie Mine Trail
Website:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/bb-to-reiling-dredge-to-minnie-mine
Day 10: Mt. Bierstadt
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/mount-bierstadt-trail
Thanks for watching!
A little bit of geological history of Colorado's newest volcanoes.
How to get to Dotsero: https://www.blm.gov/visit/dotsero-crater-rec-site
Sources and Cool Books:
Global Volcanism Page: https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=328010
Geology of Glenwood Springs Quadrangle and Vicinity Northwestern Colorado: https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/1142j/report.pdf
Introduction to Late Cenozoic Evaporite Tectonism and Volcanism in West-Central Colorado: https://coloradogeologicalsurvey.org/wp-content/uploads/RT-0061890-i0-8137-2366-3-366-0-1.pdf
Late Cenozoic Basic Volcanism in Northwestern Colorado and Its Implications Concerning Tectonism and the Origin of the Colorado River System: https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/books/book/150/chapter-abstract/3790449/Late-Cenozoic-Basic-Volcanism-in-Northwestern?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Quaternary volcanism in northwestern Colorado: Implications for the roles of asthenosphere and lithosphere in the genesis of continental basalts: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1989JVGR...37..291L/abstract
Cenozoic History of the Southern Rocky Mountains: https://www.amazon.com/Cenozoic-history-Southern-Rocky-Mountains/dp/0813711444/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3BJU5WI8QC0HD&keywords=Cenozoic+history+of+the+southern+rocky+mountains&qid=1682055858&sprefix=cenozoic+history+of+the+southern+rocky+mountains%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-1
Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Volcanoes-North-America-United-States/dp/0521364698/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SZNGJUQ10LOZ&keywords=volcanoes+of+north+america&qid=1682055950&sprefix=volcanoes+of+north+america%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1
Roadside Geology of Colorado: https://www.amazon.com/Roadside-Geology-Colorado-Felicie-Williams/dp/0878426094/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5ZXT4UO8937H&keywords=roadside+geology+of+colorado&qid=1682056056&sprefix=Roadside+geology+of+co%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-1
Gear Used:
Panasonic GH5
Samsung Note 10+ lol
DJI Mini 2
DJI Mavic 2
I went on my first adventure outside the anglosphere last year for a wedding; here is what I saw and learned in my much too short time in Austria and Croatia. Both were beautiful and I would visit both again in a heartbeat.
Camera stuff brought:
DJI Mini 2
GoPro Hero 8
Pentax K1
Phone
A little bit about the world famous Ouray Ice Park!
Ouray Ice Park Website: https://ourayicepark.com/
San Juan Mountain Guides Website: https://mtnguide.net/
Equipment:
Lumix GH5
Go Pro Hero 8
Pentax K-1
DJI Mavic Pro 2
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coloradoyeah/
For those wondering what the heck is going on at that lake in Georgetown
Our Gang website: https://ourgangiceracing.com/
Equipment used: DJI Mavic Pro 2, Lumix/Panasonic GH5, GoPro Hero 8, Pentax K1
A quick history of one of the strangest roads in Colorado.
A showcase of the places, events and history of the great state of Colorado!