Colorado Book

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Map Legend	viii
	About This Book	ix
	Introduction	1
	Finding Your Way	3
	Safety Tips	5
	Rockhound Etiquette	8
	Sights Along the Way	11
	Rockhounding Sites in Colorado
1.	Wolf Creek Fossils	21
2.	Wolf Creek Agate	23
3.	Johnson Draw	25
4.	Tanks Peak	26
5.	Calico Draw	27
6.	Cross Mountain	28
7.	Douglas Mountain	30
8.	Troublesome Creek	32
9.	Green Mountain Reservoir	34
10.	Rock Candy Mountain	36
11.	Douglas Pass	38
12.	Rangely	40
13.	Parachute	42
14.	Gypsum	45
15.	Dotsero	47
16.	Wolcott	48
17.	Leadville Mines	50
18.	Genessee Dike	52
19.	Boulder	54
20.	Golden Gate Canyon	56
21.	Sugarloaf Road	58
22.	Jamestown	60
23.	Crystal Mountain	62
24.	Delaney Butte	64
25.	Owl Canyon	66
26.	Stoneham	68
27.	Rabbit Valley	70
28.	Opal Hill	72
29.	Pinon Mesa	74
30.	Whitewater	76
31.	Copper Creek	78
32.	Gateway	80
33.	Marble	82
34.	Ouray Mines	87
35.	Senorita Mine	89
36.	Bullion King Mine	91
37.	U.S. Basin	94
38.	Silverton Mines	96
39.	Aspen Mine	98
40.	Eureka Gulch	101
41.	Placer Gulch	104
42.	La Plata Canyon	106
43.	Rico Mines	110
44.	Alma	112
45.	Meyers Ranch Road Cut	114
46.	Garo	116
47.	Wilkerson Pass	118
48.	Topaz Mountain Gem Mine	120
49.	Lake George	123
50.	Round Mountain Campground	125
51.	Highway 24 Road Cuts	127
52.	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	129
53.	Florissant Fossil Quarry	132
54.	Opportunity Mine	135
55.	Cochetopa Dome	137
56.	Crystal Hill	139
57.	Houselog Creek	142
58.	Creede	144
59.	Twin Mountains	147
60.	Ruby Mountain	149
61.	Mount Antero	151
62.	Clara May Mine	154
63.	Midway Spring	156
64.	Twin Forks	158
65.	Rock King Mine	159
66.	Homestake Mine	161
67.	Calumet Mine	163
68.	Salida Marble	164
69.	Turret	165
70.	Browns Canyon	166
71.	Marshall Pass	168
72.	Lake City Mines	171
73.	Bonanza	173
74.	Swissvale	175
75.	Texas Creek	177
76.	Lone Pine Recreation Site	179
77.	Silver Cliff	181
78.	Border Feldspar Mine	183
79.	Royal Gorge Road	185
80.	Curio Hill	187
81.	Canon City	189
82.	Burnt Mill Road Exit	191
83.	Highway 96 (A)	193
84.	Highway 96 (B)	195
85.	Tepee Buttes	197
86.	Penrose	200
87.	Russell	202
88.	St. Peters Dome	204
89.	Devils Head	206
90.	Perry Park	208
91.	Baculite Mesa	210
92.	Delhi	212
93.	Fossil Wash	214
94.	Calhan Paint Mines	216
95.	Falcon	218
96.	Flagler Lake	220
	Fifteen Trips for the Intrepid Explorer	222
Appendix A	Glossary	230
Appendix B	Map Sources	234
Appendix C	Bureau of Land Management Contact Information	236
Appendix D	County Office Contact Information	238
Appendix E	National Forest Contact Information	240
	Index	242
	About the Authors	244