Colorado College alumni and parents in Seattle

Back by Popular Demand - Please join us for a
walking tour of downtown Seattle's building stones
with David B. Williams '87 - Afternoon tour just added!

Saturday, October 31, 2009
Morning tour: 10:00 a.m. SOLD OUT
1:00 p.m.

Most people do not think of looking for geology from the sidewalks of a major city, but for the intrepid geologist any good rock can tell a fascinating story.  All one has to do is look at building stone in downtown Seattle to find a range of rocks equal to any assembled by plate tectonics.  On this 1.5-mile long walk, we will see rocks that range in age from 3.5 billion years to 125,000 years old, plus fossils ranging from bryozoans (which look like RiceChex cereal) to five-inch wide ammonites (which look like cinnamon rolls).

Please bring a magnifying glass. The tour takes about 2 hours.

Meet at Pergola in Downtown Seattle - 1st and Yesler

$15 per person. Register Online

Our guide, David B. Williams '87 is a naturalist and long-time Seattle resident, who has a degree in geology. For more info on David and his book, Stories in Stone: Travels Through Urban Geology, go to www.storiesinstone.info.

Kids are welcome, but it is more appropriate for adults.

Questions? Contact Treena Colby '93 at treenacolby@gmail.com

We’ll see you then.