Take a hike with a professional geologist and learn about Colorado's natural history.

Castlewood Canyon State Park

Tour a Gold Mine!

Take a tour of a historic mine and actually dig for gold with our partners 

Capitol Prize Gold Mine.

Meet Our Guides

Dr. Roxana Safipour

"Dr. Rox" earned her PhD from Colorado School of Mines and has spent 6+ years working as a geologist in the gold mining industry.

Bill Stone

Bill has BS and MS degrees in Geology and worked for over 30 years as a professional geologist.  He also leads tours for the Friends of Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, Colorado, and loves to share the joys of Colorado’s geology with everyone!

Mark Leatherman

Mark holds an M.S. in geology. He teaches geology and chemistry at the college level, and also has experience in ore deposit exploration.

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Trail Gems featured in Outcrop,

the official magazine of the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists!

September 2019 issue, pp. 28-32

Read it here.