Front Range 4x4 Upcoming Trail Runs - Add a New Trail Run

Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: Florissant Fossil Beds

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Member
    #853
    Last Online
    December 23rd, 2023
    Location
    Highlands
    4x4
    2006 Jeep LJ
    Posts
    7,483
    User Name
    Java
    Real Name
    Paul
    Thanks Given
    2,070
    Thanked 1,788 Times in 1,261 Posts

    Default Florissant Fossil Beds



    https://www.nps.gov/flfo/index.htm

    I got to go there yesterday for the first time and it was really fun and interesting. I'd recommend it. One of the pics shows a stump with monitoring equipment around it infront of an open field: apparently it was once a huge field of stumps, the ranger said you could walk from stump to stump without touching the ground before tourists took all of it away, piece by piece, prior to it becoming a monument. The pic of the kiosk shows a train stopped so people can gather petrified wood; back then it wasn't illegal, apparently even scientists took some away. Interesting place.

  2. The Following 3 Members Say Thanks to Java For This Post:

    Bob (December 8th, 2018),Jim (December 8th, 2018),open_circuit (December 8th, 2018)

  3. #2
    Join Date
    Sep 2017
    Member
    #2036
    Last Online
    September 8th, 2023
    Location
    Broomfield
    4x4
    2005 Wrangler Unlimited (LJ)
    Posts
    1,844
    User Name
    open_circuit
    Real Name
    Trent
    Thanks Given
    586
    Thanked 811 Times in 483 Posts

    Default Re: Florissant Fossil Beds



    Paul, I appreciate all of your posts about interesting stuff around Colorado. It's great to get these reminders about things to see around the area that I might not otherwise have known about.

  4. The Following Member Says Thanks to open_circuit For This Post:

    Java (December 8th, 2018)

Similar Threads

  1. Greetings from Florissant
    By cthomas1006 in forum Introductions
    Replies: 16
    Last Post: December 12th, 2017, 10:44 PM
  2. Replies: 17
    Last Post: August 24th, 2016, 07:54 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
BACK TO TOP