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Terracotta ridges and a green valley on the Wyoming line

Fig. 1Terracotta ridges and a green valley on the Wyoming line

Landform

Crimson sedimentary hills and grassland where the Laramie Foothills meet the plains — not the volcanic Red Mountain Pass above Ouray.

Field note

The trailhead sits on the Wyoming line. Crimson beds rise out of grass, and a red-cliff amphitheater holds a stand of cottonwoods. This is Larimer County open space, not the iron-stained San Juan pass.

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Prints from Red Mountain Open Space


Instant paper, this copy only. Write on the white — a line the walk still owes you.

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