Geology of Pikes Peak
It's no secret that Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs, Colo. is a famous mountain with a history of the Gold Rush and "Pikes Peak or Bust" but there is already so much information about why people came to Pikes Peak.
I recently took a Geology of National Parks class which not only inspired this blog but also aided in some of the topics, and I learned some valuable things about Colorado's beloved Mountian.
The material/rock Pikes Peak is made out of is a reddish pinkish granite.
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| Photo by James St. Johns on Flickr |
Granite is an intrusive igneous rock that forms when molten rock solidifies underneath the surface. It is important to understand that igneous rocks form from volcanic lava and magma.
Pikes Peak is a batholith which is the intrusive igneous rock that is exposed to the crust of the Earth's surface. In order to be considered a batholith the exposed area has to be at 100 square km or more.
The mountain range formed from two tectonic plates meeting and converging also referred to as a continent to continent collision zone. Underneath this collision, zone magma started to cool very slowly turning into the granite rock that formed Pikes Peak.
Much more can be said about Pikes Peak and its geology but this is just a brief summary of it. Many Coloradans don't know this information about the mountain so it's important to mention it.
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| Photo by Alexis Gethin on Unsplash |
Montana, the title of your blog is perfect for obvious reasons. But I enjoyed your brief but informative blog on igneous rocks. I think it would have been cool to implement quick links where you mentioned the "Gold Rush" and "Pikes Peak or Bust". I also noticed how you were careful in implementing associated press style where you abbreviated Colo. Great blog.
ReplyDeleteThis was quite an interesting topic. I think it is interesting to see the geology of the stuff we could potentially see every day. Other than a science class in middle school that glossed over the subject, I haven’t had any exposure to geology so I really enjoyed reading this post and being able to learn a little bit about it.
ReplyDeleteFantastic Blog! The photographs are gorgeous and add to the layout and story overall. The contrast from the foreground and background compliments one another. The navigation from visiting the profile to the post itself was seamless and the search plugin worked when “Pikes” was inputted into the search engine. The ‘about me’ section was simple and explained the reason behind the blog. However, the profile image was blurry and when clicked on appeared even smaller, I would recommend updating the profile picture with another. The layout for the about me page is good, but I recommend changing the background color to add contrast. Under the ‘Contact Me’, the e-mail plugin worked and populated this address: trhuston03@gmail.com. The blog itself was informative and I had to login to google to leave a comment. Overall great job!
ReplyDeleteHi Montana! I really enjoyed your blog post! The layout and design of your blog fits perfectly with your subject matter. The pictures you included add a great visual representation to the information you provided. In terms of applying journalistic standards I thought you did well. Your lede/lead was very interesting to read and grabbed my attention which is definitely what you want to do when writing an article or blog post. You applied AP Style with the use of abbreviating Colorado… good work catching that. A couple of suggestions would be to include more links for the information in the post and potentially attributing those facts to someone. For example when you say, “to be considered a batholith the exposed area has to be at 100 square km or more,” you could add a link to where this fact can be found. I liked how you explained that you took a geology class, that adds credibility for you writing about the geology of Pikes Peak. However, I think you could put that in another area, maybe an about this blog/why you’re writing these posts page. That way the posts are more journalistic, excluding first person perspective (I, me, my) from the actual posts. You did great with attributing the photos. Great work on the start of your blog!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting topic! Geology is super fascinating, I loved the picture of the reddish pinkish granite. What inspired you to take the class Geology of National Parks? Have you just always been interested in geology? My only suggestion is that the title might be a little confusing just because you don’t mention Montana at all in the blog, but the title suggests that you would be talking about Montana too. Great post!
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ReplyDeleteI'm going to echo what Adrian said and let you know your title is perfect. Your post is incredibly informative about the rock formations of Pikes Peak. The font is large and readable, the images you used are relevant and credited (although maybe double-check the credits are done in AP style) and the paragraphs are broken up in a way that are easily digestible.
I would love to see some source links, especially with the history of "Pikes Peak or Bust." Even though there is a lot of information out there about it, that doesn't necessarily mean all your readers know the history. A hyperlink to a credible source's history of "Pike's Peak or Bust" would really help, or if there is a short YouTube video about it, that would really enhance a reader's experience. I can't wait to read what you put out next!
-Mandy
Hi Montana, very interesting post, thank you for sharing! I am woefully uninformed about the geology of Pike's Peak so this was all new to me, and interesting to learn about! You also did a good job with the AP style for the address. That's one I got wrong myself. Great post Thank you for sharing!
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