[Gutenberg 52325] • The Geologic Story of Colorado National Monument / Revised Edition by Lohman, Stanley William -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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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]

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

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

From the East Entrance to Grand Junction

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

From Glade Park to Grand Junction Via the Little Park Road

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 Transcriber’s Note on Linking between eBooks