Photo taken by Julia Loli
On Sunday we were feeling rather adventurous and took the dogs on a "short" hike (very short and flat since it was very hot and I'm still post-op!). So, naturally the drive from Denver was longer than the hike and the views from the car were enough to satisfy the lazy dogs.
We travelled to South Table Mountain in Golden, CO. South Table is on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains (for those who are not familiar with Colorado). I did a bit of research before heading towards Golden and learned that the area we were exploring was formed by molten magma when it cools and forms underground and thus defined as intrusive. The column structure forms into hexagonal structures as it cools. It definitely did form into angular structures (I wouldn't call every piece hexagonal) but the pieces of rock did have straight edges and the rock was flaky and unknowingly easy to break apart when I got too close. A good example of this column structure is pictured above.
While this trip was shorter than most, I definitely look forward to being able to explore the Rocky Mountains more!
-Julia
Works Cited
Igneous Rocks. (2017, March 29). Retrieved from http://coloradogeologicalsurvey.org/colorado-geology/igneous-rocks/
Colorado Geology Photojournals. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.cliffshade.com/colorado/rocks.htm
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