Hiking – Red Mountain Open Space Geology

We will meet at the east edge of the Burger King parking lot, 1648 N. College Ave. (SE corner of N. College Ave. & Willox Lane) at 7:30 a.m. to carpool to the Red Mountain Open Space approximately 45 minutes north of Fort Collins.  Ride share will be $8, but there is no entrance fee.

This will be a very special hike as we explore the geology of the Red Mountain Open Space in Larimer County with geoscientist, educator, and author, Mike Kendrick.  This will be an 8 mile hike with a 950' gain along the Bent Rock, Sinking Sun, and Salt Lick trails of this beautiful open space in Northern Colorado.  Mike Kendrick will share his knowledge of this special area where indigenous people lived thousands of years ago, and the rock formations from 290 million years ago are exposed.  Please bring your essentials, lunch, water, rain gear, and sturdy hiking boots.  

**Mike Kendrick worked as a petroleum geoscientist for 33 years and retired to Fort Collins in 2018. He teaches a popular course entitled Hiking the Geology of Colorado’s Northern Front Range Foothills for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSU. He is also a volunteer naturalist for the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Dept. and a Certified Interpretive Guide. Mike loves teaching geology in the field where he has led geology hikes for the Geologic Society of America, the Northern Colorado Geologists, and the Fort Collins Newcomers Group. In Sept. of 2022, he published the book: Our Geologic Heritage in Colorado's Northern Front Range Foothills—A Guide to Larimer County Natural Areas.