Experience the geology of the Front Range with GSA Connects 2026 field trips. Join experts for hands-on learning experiences that bring geoscience to life.
*Multi-day trips are listed by the first trip day.
**Links go live 2 June when registration opens.
Explore billion-year-old basement rocks & fossi-rich badlands of South Dakota.
Examine the dynamic geologic evolution of the Sangre de Cristo Range.
Investigate the subduction, exhumation, & depositional history along an active margin.
Explore Wyoming mineral deposits & learn about their resource potential.
Examine how climate, ecology, & human management shape mountain river systems.
Visit a remarkable fossil site & examine the intersection of science & public lands.
Explore sandstone fins, mineral springs, volcanic systems, & historic mining landscapes.
Visit classic geologic sites around Denver that showcase deep time & geoheritage.
Visit classic geologic sites around Denver that showcase deep time & geoheritage.
Explore how uplift shaped Colorado via thermochronology & field observations.
From magma to metamorphism, explore Poudre & Big Thompson Canyons.
See how cities like Denver are redesigning river systems to balance community needs.
Trace 1.5 million years of glaciation & geomorphic change through classic deposits.
Discover Colorado’s paleontology through this accessible field experience.
Follow water from alpine headwaters to canyon systems while learning hydrogeology.
FT26CN403. Sedimentary recycling of high-pressure rocks in subduction complex clastic rocks, including mélanges, and localization of subduction interface slip. Thu-Sat, 8-10 Oct. Price: US$$320 for non-members; US$265 for professional members; US$160 for student members; US$225 for early career professional members. CEUs: 2.0. Led By: John Wakabayashi; Ron Rubin; David Shimabukuro.
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FT26CN404. The Laramie Anorthosite Complex and Sherman Batholith: Enigmatic Magmatism and Mineralization in the Mesoproterozoic, Southern Wyoming. Thu-Sat, 8-10 Oct. Price: US$700 for non-members; US$585 for professional members; US$350 for student members; US$490 for early career professional members. CEUs: 2.0. Led By: Madeline Lewis; Ron Frost, Carol Frost; Phoebe Futcher.
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FT26CN405. Exploring Cryogenian Snowball Earth deposits along the Colorado Front Range. Fri-Sat, 9-10 Oct. Price: US$45 for non-members; US$35 for professional members; US$25 for student members; US$30 for early career professional members. CEUs: 1.2. Led By: Christine Siddoway; Liam Courtney-Davies; Rebecca Flowers; Anthony Fuentes.
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FT26CN412. Proterozoic Metamorphism and Deformation of the Colorado Front Range: Crustal assembly to intracontinental reworking. Sat., 10 Oct. Price: US$85 for non-members; US$75 for professional members; US$45 for student members; US$60 for early career professional members. CEUs: 1.0. Led By: Ian Hillenbrand, Amy Gilmer; Alexander Lusk.
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FT26CN415. Diachronous exhumation on Colorado's High Plains and Rocky Mountains. Thu-Sat., 15-17 Oct. Price: US$580 for non-members; US$485 for professional members; US$290 for student members; US$405 for early career professional members. CEUs: 2.40. Led By: Lon D. Abbott; Sabrina Kainz; Taran Renfrow; James R. Metcalf; Rebecca M. Flowers.
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FT26CN404. The Laramie Anorthosite Complex and Sherman Batholith: Enigmatic Magmatism and Mineralization in the Mesoproterozoic, Southern Wyoming. Thu-Sat, 8-10 Oct. Price: US$700 for non-members; US$585 for professional members; US$350 for student members; US$490 for early career professional members. CEUs: 2.0. Led By: Madeline Lewis; Ron Frost, Carol Frost; Phoebe Futcher.
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FT26CN405. Exploring Cryogenian Snowball Earth deposits along the Colorado Front Range. Fri-Sat, 9-10 Oct. Price: US$45 for non-members; US$35 for professional members; US$25 for student members; US$30 for early career professional members. CEUs: 1.2. Led By: Christine Siddoway; Liam Courtney-Davies; Rebecca Flowers; Anthony Fuentes.
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FT26CN405. Exploring Cryogenian Snowball Earth deposits along the Colorado Front Range. Fri-Sat, 9-10 Oct. Price: US$45 for non-members; US$35 for professional members; US$25 for student members; US$30 for early career professional members. CEUs: 1.2. Led By: Christine Siddoway; Liam Courtney-Davies; Rebecca Flowers; Anthony Fuentes.
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FT26CN408. Kirk Bryan Field Trip: Drying streams, beaver dams, and dam removal: Changing streamflow and sediment dynamics in rivers of the southern Colorado Rockies. Sat., 10 Oct. Price: US$40 for non-members; US$120 for professional members; US$0 for student members*; US$98 for early career professional members. CEUs: 1.20. Led By: Charles Shobe; Katherine Lininger; Sara Warix. *For the first 10 students who register.
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FT26CN417. 'Denver's Urban Riverscapes: Improving Resilience, Improving Connections. Thu., 15 Oct. Price: US$105 for non-members; US$90 for professional members; US$55 for student members; US$75 for early career professional members. CEUs: 1.20. Led By: Anne MacDonald; David Skuodas.
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FT26CN418. The Central City Gravel, Nussbaum Gravel, and Rocky Flats Alluvium: Stemming Over 100 Years of Research and Establishing 1.5 Million Years of Southern Rocky Mountain-Laurentide Geomorphology. Thu., 15 Oct. Price: US$85 for non-members; US$75 for professional members; US$45 for student members; US$60 for early career professional members. CEUs: 1.15. Led By: Cal Ruleman; Marith Reheis; Adam Hudson; William Odom; Ralph Shroba; Brent Goehring; Marc Caffee.
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FT26CN420. Fourmile Creek: Exploring mountain watershed dynamics from Pikes Peak to Canon City. Thu., 15 Oct. Price: US$125 for non-members; US$105 for professional members; US$65 for student members; US$90 for early career professional members. CEUs: 1.20. Led By: Randy Stotler; Marcia Schulmeister.
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FT26CN401. Black Hills and Badlands: A Synopsis of Geological Time. Thu-Sat, 8-10 Oct. Price: US$665 for non-members; US$555 for professional members; US$335 for student members; US$465 for early career professional members. CEUs: 2.4. Led By: Spencer Cody; Jill Cody.
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FT26CN402. Warren Hamilton: New insights into the Ancestral Rocky Mountain and Laramide orogenies, Oligocene magmatism and metamorphism, and Rio Grande rift extension along the western flank of the Sangre de Cristo Range, southern Colorado. Thu-Sat, 8-10 Oct. Price: US$397 for non-members; US$335 for professional members; US$199 for student members; US$280 for early career professional members. CEUs: 2.4. Led By: John Singleton; Samantha Malavarca; Michelle Gevedon.
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FT26CN407. A Bike Tour: Geology, Geochronology, and Geochemistry of the Table Mountain Shoshonite, Golden, Colorado. Fri., 9 Oct. Price: US$150 for non-members; US$125 for professional members; US$75 for student members; US$105 for early career professional members. CEUs: 0.65. Led By: Leah Morgan; Lexie Millikin.
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FT26CN409. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: Geoheritage, History, and Paleontology. Sat., 10 Oct. Price: US$165 for non-members; US$140 for professional members; US$85 for student members; US$115 for early career professional members. CEUs: 1.20. Led By: Herbert Meyer; Thomas Casadevall; Gabriella Harris.
FT26CN410. Friable Fins, Fizzy Water, Fragile Fossils, and Fine Gold: A Geologic Sampler of the Pikes Peak Region. Sat., 10 Oct. Price: US$160 for non-members; US$130 for professional members; US$80 for student members; US$115 for early career professional members. CEUs: 0.95. Led By: Barbara EchoHawk, Uwe Richard Kackstaetter.
FT26CN411. Field trip dedicated to the life and contributions of Dr. Martin Lockley to understanding Front Range Geology and Paleontology: Selected Special Metropolitan Denver, Colorado area World Class Geologic Heritage Sites (Pre-Meeting). Sat., 10 Oct. Price: US$85 for non-members; US$70 for professional members; US$45 for student members; US$60 for early career professional members. CEUs: 0.90. Led By: Tim Connors.
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FT26CN413. StraboField – Learning about digital collection of field data by doing it. Wed-Sat., 14-17 Oct. Price: US$320 for non-members; US$265 for professional members; US$160 for student members; US$225 for early career professional members. CEUs: 2.4. Led By: Doug Walker; Claire Martin.
FT26CN419. Tracks, Trails, and Traces: An Accessible Introduction to Dinosaur Ridge and the Paleontological History of Denver. Thu., 15 Oct. Price: US$0**. CEUs: 1.15. Led By: Ian Castro, Taormina Lepore; Nancy Riggs; Christopher Atchison.
Cancellations with a full refund can be processed up to three weeks prior (19 September, 2026). Cancellations made within three weeks of departure but more than 72 hours in advance are eligible for a 50% refund. Cancellations within 72 hours of the departure date are non-refundable. Refunds will be processed as soon as possible. Please email rtaormina@geosociety.org or fieldtrip@geosociety.org with your cancellation requests.GSA is only responsible for refunding the registration fees paid directly to the Society for field trips. Any costs associated with travel to and from the field trip location, including but not limited to airfare, lodging, ground transportation, or other personal expenses, are the sole responsibility of the participant and are not eligible for reimbursement.
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