Hikes for Seniors: Foothills Geology
04/17/2025
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Heil Valley Ranch
| Registration Required
Natural History - Seniors
Easy/Moderate Hike. Join volunteer naturalists for a 1.3-mile moderate hike along the Lichen Loop Trail to learn how this landscape has changed. Tales told in the rocks span 200 million years, from ancient sand dunes to tidal flats to riverbeds where dinosaurs roamed.
Minimum Participants: 5Maximum Participants: 20
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Carlos Lerma
(303) 678-6214
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David C - Volunteer Naturalist
I have had a life-long love of science, teaching, and the outdoors, so I'm very happy to serve as a Volunteer Naturalist. Geology was my first field of study. My working career included software development, leading a small educational nonprofit, and teaching high school science. I served as a Boy Scout leader and robotics coach, and hiked the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. In 2019 my wife and I retired and moved from Ann Arbor to Longmont.
Molly R - Volunteer Naturalist
My Dad instilled the love of nature in me since I was born. He would quiz us on geology, plants and animals as we went on road trips to National Parks and camping by lakes in Washington state. I carried those experiences into my adult life with my kids and when I retired I became more involved in citizen science and advocating for natural areas and completed the Oregon Master Naturalist program. When I moved to Colorado a few years ago BCOS was a natural fit for those endeavors.
Peter J - Volunteer Naturalist
I am filled with awe and wonder when in the out of doors. Nature brings out the best in me – reverence, curiosity, wonder and humility. I love to hike, camp, flyfish, ski, and sometimes do nothing, but take it all in. My greatest joy is doing these activities with family and friends as it deepens the connection. As a VN I desire to instill a sense of wonder and caring through education to others in the hope that they are inspired through nature and may also be moved to conserve it.
Roger M - Volunteer Naturalist
I got hooked on being in nature as a kid wandering the palmetto scrub and backwaters of west coast Florida in search of critters and fossils. Though a third-generation geologist, I’ve never earned a dime with my geology degree. For 3 years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana, I taught secondary school geology, chemistry, math, and general science. A second degree in graphic design led to a career in technical and scientific illustration. I have been volunteering as a naturalist since 1976.
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