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Field Trip – Red Mountain Pass – Oct 7, 2023

Main Street, Ironton in Ouray County, Colorado. Photo (between 1880 and 1920) courtesy of the Denver Library.
Main Street, Ironton in Ouray County, Colorado. Photo (between 1880 and 1920) courtesy of the Denver Library.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Join Fort Lewis College Alumni & Students on a Field Trip to Red Mountain!

Dr. David Gonzales, Trip Leader

Oct 7th, 2023

Society Members who are not Fort Lewis College alumni have been invited to join a field trip hosted by Dr David Gonzales and the FLC Alumni Office on a 2- or 3-mile roundtrip hike just north of Red Mountain Pass on Saturday October 7, 2023.   Dr. Gonzales will discuss the geology and rich mining history of the area.  Participants will arrange their own transportation and will meet in the parking area near the old townsite of Ironton, just off of HW550N on the east side of the road.  The pull off is at 37.939290°, -107.671888°, near mile marker 85.  The Alumni office will provide lunch after the hike.  Non-alumni Society Members are limited to 12 participants and there will be a $10 fee.

The tentative schedule is:

  1. Meet in Ironton townsite parking area at 10 am
  2. Brief introductions and discussion till 10:20.
  3. Hike and discussions till 1 pm
  4. Lunch and socializing till 2:30 or 3:00 pm.
  5. Leave at 3:00 pm

Signup will open this Friday, September 22 at 8:00am with this link:

Link to Red Mountain Trip Registration Form:  https://form.jotform.com/232574412844154

This form will automatically disable itself after it receives 12 registrations. A message should appear that says please sign up on the waiting list form.

Link to Red Mountain Waiting List Form: https://form.jotform.com/232604662501145

Please Note:  If you are an FLC Alumnus do not register through the FCGS website!!  Use this link instead: FORT LEWIS COLLEGE ALUMNI SIGN-UP LINK

For More information Contact Jim Corken rjcork@aol.com or 970-759-2567