The Colorado Scientific Society normally has spring and fall field trips.
Our No Moss Gatherings are short visits to interesting sites around the Denver area (from “a rolling stone gathers no moss”).
2023 Colorado Scientific Society Field Trips
We are working on several field trips at this time.
What are “No Moss Gatherings”?
Motto: “a rolling stone gathers no moss“.
These are usually half day trips in the Denver area.
Pete Modreski started these in the Spring of 2022, encouraging CSS members to get out after the Covid-19 shutdown.
Caribou Mine Tour – CSS No Moss Gathering
Saturday, October 26th 2024, 10:00 AM to early afternoon
Peyton Jackson, American Clean Resources Group led this trip.
The Caribou Mine is a working mine on private property. Peyton Jackson led this trip with the permission of the mine owners. Do not trespass or attempt to visit this mine without permission.
Meet at Caribou Mine, above Nederland, at 9:30 am for an underground tour and an above ground walk.
The Caribou Mine is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Boulder county, Colorado. Zinc and Uranium are also present.
Peyton Jackson, leader of our Saturday Oct. 26 field trip to the Caribou mine, adds the following updated details about the trip and how to prepare for it:
Saturday October 26, 09:30 am MTN, Colorado Scientific Society Meets at The Caribou Mine Parking Area located near the top of Caribou Road above Nederland CO.
“We will tour the Portal of Caribou Mine and then hike down to the Cross Mine for a more extensive underground tour highlighting Mineralogy, Mine History and some engineering.
After the tour we will travel to the upper area of the property for a tour of existing mine dumps and the comstock building with views of the back of Rocky Mountain National Park and the Caribou Glacier. BAG LUNCH Moment.
Weather permitting (clear road) we will tour the Caribou Cemetery under renovation. Tour will adjourn after lunch and attendees are free to hike and explore the upper areas of the Caribou Road (parking available there) and the intersection of the Historic Jeep Road known as the 505.
Directions from traffic circle in Nederland to Caribou Mine (PDF)
Plan on lunch at the Historic Caribou Cemetery site with outdoor hiking opportunities and some very prominent geology on the edge of the Roosevelt National Forest.
The Caribou Mine is a working mine on private property. Peyton Jackson led this trip with the permission of the mine owners. Do not trespass or attempt to visit this mine without permission.
See our Past Field Trips for other places and topics the Colorado Scientific Society has explored.
