July Celebrations.
July 1 -- Go, Canada! Canada Day.
July 4 -- Hey, Hey, USA!
Independence Day.
July 14 – Vive la France! Bastille
Day.
Continuing with the Long Expedition. On July 5, explore the lower reaches of
Clear Creek up to about Ralston Creek, and camp just above the confluence with
the South Platte. Very busy on July 6 and 7, visit the “Chasm of the Platte”
(now Waterton Canyon), camping at Kassler. Pass east of the Dakota Hogback to
ascend West Plum Creek past the Buttes and check out the Bear Creek – Perry Park
area for a couple days.
Palmer Lake was a landscape feature
in Long’s day. Descend Monument Creek and camp at the Air Force Academy and
find your Columbine on July
10, cross Fountain Creek on July 11 to continue southwest and camp at Rock
Creek, then set up for a few days just below now-Fountain. Enter the mountain
front at now-Manitou Springs, and ascend Ruxton Creek to approach Pikes Peak,
making the summit on July 14; spend the night on the trail, hurry southwestward
to the confluence of Turkey Creek and the Arkansas River. Look across the river
into then-New Spain and set up housekeeping for a couple days here. Be sure to
keep track of your collected mineral and plant specimens…
These sites occupy diverse
ecosystems: Lowland Riparian, Plains Grassland, Foothills Shrublands, Mpuntain
Riparian, Mountain Grasslands, Lower and Upper Montane Forests, Subalpine
Forest, Alpine Tundra, and Pinon-Juniper Woodland.
“From Platte to Peak”. Illustrate
type plant specimens collected by Dr. Edwin James during the first actual
scientific expedition to the western High Plains, led by Major Stephen H. Long,
during the summer of 1820. Many plants are familiar and widely dispersed, and
you may already have some finished pieces that fit the size limits. The Call for
Entry is at Online Juried Shows, open now and closing August 15,
2020. Martha Narey is the contact for the James Plant
List and
supporting materials. We expect the exhibit to hang on September 2 in Colorado
Springs at the Garden of the Gods Visitor Center.
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