Gardens of the Gods

            On our last holiday trip to Colorado, we decided to visit the Garden of Gods. It was a wonderful experience. My uncle and I really enjoyed our trip. The park was full of interesting things such as numerous rock formations. It was very astonishing to see how those rocks had formed throughout the years. What I found most interesting in the trip was Pikes Peak situated in the Garden of Gods.

            While going through the park, we examined all the rocks. Another thing that fascinated me the most was that each mountain was made from different rocks and was visibly made from a different texture. From the texture of those rocks, it was obvious that they were sedimentary rocks. Then we came across the fountain formation. My uncle was very amazed to see that it was reddish brown and large crystals could be seen in those rocks. I told him these rocks were different from all other rocks because they were not sedimentary but rather igneous in nature. He was not aware of what igneous rocks meant.  

Therefore, I explained it to him that the rocks which are formed when the lava is cooling off. Sometimes, lava starts to move in an upward direction in volcanoes. But some of the lava does not reach the surface. It begins to cool down inside the mountain. In order for large crystals to be formed from the lava, time is required. Over a long period of time, extrusive igneous rocks are formed.     

            Moreover, while closely examining some of the rocks on the mountains, I noticed that there were many stones which had quartz as well as feldspar. It was reddish brown in color. I identified it at once as red granite. I shared my knowledge with my uncle and he was very impressed with it.