The Eastern San Juan Mountains: Their Ecology, Geology, and Human History

Contents

v Contents Foreword by Governor Bill Ritter vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Part 1: Physical Environment of the San Juan Mountains Chapter 1 A Legacy of Mountains Past and Present in the San Juan Region 3 David A. Gonzales and Karl E. Karlstrom Chapter 2 Tertiary Volcanism in the Eastern San Juan Mountains 17 Peter W. Lipman and William C. McIntosh Chapter 3 Mineralization in the Eastern San Juan Mountains 39 Philip M. Bethke Chapter 4 Geomorphic History of the San Juan Mountains 61 Rob Blair and Mary Gillam Chapter 5 The Hydrogeology of the San Juan Mountains 79 Jonathan Saul Caine and Anna B. Wilson Chapter 6 Long-Term Temperature Trends in the San Juan Mountains 99 Imtiaz Rangwala and James R. Miller Contents vi Part 2: Biological Communities of the San Juan Mountains Chapter 7 Mountain Lakes and Reservoirs 113 Koren Nydick Chapter 8 Fens of the San Juan Mountains 129 Rodney A. Chimner and David Cooper Chapter 9 Fungi and Lichens of the San Juan Mountains 137 J. Page Lindsey Chapter 10 Fire, Climate, and Forest Health 151 Julie E. Korb and Rosalind Y. Wu Chapter 11 Insects of the San Juans and Effects of Fire on Insect Ecology 173 Deborah Kendall Chapter 12 Wildlife of the San Juans: A Story of Abundance and Exploitation 185 Scott Wait and Mike Japhet Part 3: Human History of the San Juan Mountains Chapter 13 A Brief Human History of the Eastern San Juan Mountains 203 Andrew Gulliford Chapter 14 Disaster in La Garita Mountains 213 Patricia Joy Richmond Chapter 15 San Juan Railroading 231 Duane Smith Part 4: Points of Interest in the Eastern San Juan Mountains Chapter 16 Eastern San Juan Mountains Points of Interest Guide 243 Rob Blair, Hobie Dixon, Kimberlee Miskell-Gerhardt, Mary Gillam, and Scott White Glossary 299 Contributors 311 Index 313 ...