The Natural History of Pikes Peak State Park: Introduction to the Field Trip
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Raymond R.
Anderson |
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General Geologic Section at Pikes Peak State Park |
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Brian J. Witzke |
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Lower Sandstone – Cambrian Strata |
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Lower Dolomite Ledges – the Ordovician Prairie du Chien Group |
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Thick Massive Sandstone – the Middle Ordovician St. Peter Sandstone |
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Dolomite and Limestone – the Ordovician Platteville Formation |
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Ordovician Shale and Limestone – the Lower Galena Group, Decorah Formation |
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Uppermost Dolomite Ledges – the Ordovician Dunleith Formation, Galena Group |
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Valleys, Alluvium, Colluvium, and Loess - Quaternary Erosion and Deposition at Pikes Peak |
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References |
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The Cambrian Jordan Sandstone
at Point Ann, Pikes Peak State Park, and in McGregor
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Robert M. McKay |
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A Bit of Stratigraphic History |
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The Point Ann Sections |
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The “A” Street Section |
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References |
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A Profile of the Mid-Caradoc
(Ordovician) Carbon Isotope Excursion at the McGregor Quarry, Clayton
County, Iowa
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G.A. Ludvigson, B.J. Witzke, C.L. Schneider, E.A. Smith, N.R. Emerson,
S.J. Carpenter, and L.A. González |
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Abstract |
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Introduction |
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The McGregor Quarry Section |
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The Dickeyville North Section, Southwest Wisconsin |
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The Eureka, Missouri, Roadcut Section |
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Discussion |
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Acknowledgments |
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References |
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Andrew Clemens Sand Art
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Richard J. Langel |
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Reference |
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Quaternary Geology of the Paleozoic Plateau Region of Northeastern Iowa |
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Stephanie A. Tassier-Surine |
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Introduction |
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Early Studies of Northeastern Iowa - the “Driftless Area” |
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General Description of the Paleozoic Plateau |
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Quaternary materials in the Paleozoic Plateau |
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Glacial Till and Loess Deposits |
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Mississippi River |
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References |
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Vegetation of Pikes Peak State Park
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John Pearson |
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Forest |
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Prairie openings and glades |
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Old fields |
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Comparison with Wyalusing State Park, Wisconsin |
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Flora and rare species |
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Literature Cited |
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Wildlife of Pikes Peak State Park
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Kim S. Bogenschutz |
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Wildlife Species |
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Wildlife Management |
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References |
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Archaeology of Pikes Peak State Park
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William Green |
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Introduction |
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Previous Archaeological Research |
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Interpretive Summary |
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References Cited |
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History of Pikes Peak State Park
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Jim Farnsworth |
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Introduction |
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Rocks Exposed in the Park |
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Pre-History of Pikes Peak |
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Military Activity in the Pikes Peak Area |
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Commerce and McGregor |
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Origins of Pikes Peak State Park |
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Information Sources |
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History of McGregor and Marquette
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Ray Anderson |
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History of McGregor – 162 years on the Mississippi |
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Jesse James Stops For Breakfast |
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Agri-Grain Marketing in McGregor |
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McGregor Historical Museum |
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McGregor Statistics & Facts |
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A Brief History of Marquette |
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McGregor’s Own Ringling Brothers
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Ray Anderson |
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The Ringlings in the McGregor Area |
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Ringling Brothers Mud Show Wagon |
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Ringling Brothers Bell Wagon |
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Lock and Dam Control of the
Mississippi River
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Ray Anderson |
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Mississippi River Pool 10 |
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Commercial History of the Mississippi River |
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Project Design Considerations |
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Commercial Navigation: The Vision Realized |
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The Future |
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The Environment |
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Recreation |
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Upper Mississippi National Wildlife & Fish Refuge
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John Lindell |
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Introduction |
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Visiting the Refuge |
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McGregor District |
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Effigy Mounds National
Monument
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Ray Anderson |
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Introduction |
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History of Effigy Mounds |
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Red Ochre Culture |
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Hopewell Culture |
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Oneota Culture |
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Historic Period |
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Other Area Attractions |
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Visiting the Monument |
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Wyalusing State Park and Area
History
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Ray Anderson |
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Introduction |
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Geology |
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Native Americans |
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Europeans |
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Fur-Traders |
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Buried Treasure |
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Miners |
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Farming |
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Creation of Wyalusing State Park |
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Field Trip Stops |
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Stop 1: Introductions and Quaternary Geology of the Pikes Peak Area |
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Introductions by Ray Anderson |
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Quaternary Geology by Stephanie Tassier-Surine |
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Stop 2. History of Pikes Peak State Park |
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Jim Farnsworth |
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Stop 3. Introduction to Archaeology of Pikes Peak State Park and Discussion of Bear Mound |
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Bill Green |
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Stop 4: General Discussion of Botany of Pikes Peak State Park |
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John Pearson |
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Stop 5: Discussion of Mesic Forest Communities in Pikes Peak State Park |
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John Pearson |
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General Discussion of Rock Geology of Pikes Peak State Park |
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Brian Witzke |
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Discussion of Andrew Clemens Sand Art |
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Richard J. Langel |
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Stop 6: Ordovician Strata; Bridal Veil Falls Down to Sand Cave, The Pictured Rocks Area |
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Brian Witzke and Bill Bunker |
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Stop 7: Discussion of Pre-History and Archaeology of Pikes Peak State Park and Hickory Ridge Mound Group |
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Bill Green |
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Discussion of the Dry Forest Community in Pikes Peak State Park |
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John Pearson |
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Stop 8. Dunleith Formation at the Old Pikes Peak Quarry |
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Brian Witzke and Bill Bunker |
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Stop 9. Platteville and Decorah Formations at the McGregor Quarry |
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Brian Witzke, Greg A. Ludvigson, Norlene R. Emerson |
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Stop 10. Overview of the Cambrian Jordan Sandstone in Pikes Peak State Park |
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Robert McKay |
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Stop 11. Continuation of Discussion of the Jordan Sandstone in McGregor |
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Robert McKay |
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Stop 12. Discussion of the Jordan Sandstone Caves in McGregor |
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Robert McKay |
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OPTIONAL FIELD
TRIP STOP |
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(If
Time and Daylight Allow) |
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Various Stops for Botanical and Archaeological Features of Interest |
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John Pearson and Bill Green |
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Appendix
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Appendix
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Appendix
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