"The striking white cliffs on Mount Princeton are made not of chalk but of kaolinite, a soft rock produced by hot springs percolating through cracks in the mountain. Majestic Mt. PrincetonInspired by the cliffs that look like white chalk, this peak was named Chalk Mountain by George M. Wheeler during his surveying and mapping expedition of the Colorado Territory in 1871. However, the name Mount Princeton was used in 1873 by Ferdinand V. Hayden, leader of the U.S. Geologic Survey's, Hayden Expedition. Hayden named many of the neighboring peaks after Ivy League schools.
The speal above taken from another website and referencing a sign that talks about the history of Chalk Cliffs.
Chalk cliffs near Buena Vista, Co
Hummingbird that was flying around our campsite.
Camping in the National Forest
I think this is a Yellow-bellied Marmot.
Field of Wildflowers.
On our way to Ouray, Co
Cascade Falls, Ouray, CO
Chalk cliffs near Buena Vista, Co
Hummingbird that was flying around our campsite.
Camping in the National Forest
I think this is a Yellow-bellied Marmot.
Field of Wildflowers.
On our way to Ouray, Co
Cascade Falls, Ouray, CO
Box Canyon Falls. Sorry video does not do justice.
Saw this waterfall from the roadside. This is optical and digital zoomed all the way in. But we spotted a dirt road. So we did some off roading.
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