West Spanish Peak on an overcast day, viewed from part of the way up Fishers Peak. The lightning was pretty unimpressive and very low-contrast, hence the conversion to monochrome. However, I couldn't resist a shot when I noticed the road below. We'll be returning here for further hikes and photo opportunities - maybe on a day with better light? - Trinidad, Colorado, USA #mountain #mountains #road #blackandwhite #monochrome #clouds #cloudy #landscape #nature #scenicsnature #outdoors #Colorado #hiking #SpanishPeaks #Fujifilm #FujifilmXT5

Cenozoic Exhumation Across The High Plains Of Southeastern Colorado From (U-Th)/He Thermochronology
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https://doi.org/10.2113/2023/lithosphere_2023_310 <-- shared paper
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[as a geologist and an adventure rider – and a Colorado resident that loves history - I have travelled all over this area; first photo is mine, my motorcycle under the Apishapa Arch in Aguilar, Colorado, a 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps project through a volcanic dyke, ‘coincidentally’ providing better access to land that a senator had purchased up around Cuchara and Cordova Passes]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #geology #Colorado #structuralgeology #Cenozoic #Thermochronology #model #modeling #3dmodeling #HighPlains #RockyMountains #Tertiary #intrusives #volcanics #vulcanism #SpanishPeaks #ApishapaArch #dates #dating #erosions #peneplanation #dikes #dykes