

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.














