Geolor is a retired high school Earth Science teacher and former Adjunct Assistant Professor of Geology.

As an undergraduate, I majored in Biology, hoping to one day enter medical school. This dream was abandoned when I married and began raising a family.
While raising 3 children, now grown, I went back to graduate school to complete advanced degree programs and New York State Teaching Certifications in: Biology, Earth Sciences, General Science, Foreign Languages, Elementary and Secondary Education. My interest in science began as a child when I began collecting rock and mineral specimens and my interest in dinosaurs peeked to a point where, by age 8, I could name many along with their estimated given length, weight and their place in geologic time.

When a child, I was taken every summer to either the mountains of Pennsylvania or New Hampshire for a 2 week vacation away from the city. I believe it was this "gift" that my parents gave me each year that instilled in my soul a true love for rural environments and a desire to escape the city and retreat to places more serene.

Returning to Grad school to pursue Geology as my career was one of the best decisions that I could ever have made for it gave me the opportunity to make science part of my everyday life. In addition, travel is further enhanced and made more meaningful knowing what it is I am looking at while visiting magnificent National Parks.

I was born and raised in New York. Family and friends were there and it was the only life I ever knew. However, a restless spirit inside me and ever present haunting memories of mountains and nature, uncluttered with noise, traffic and crowds, promulgated a desire to one day live in a more rural area of the United States. Colorado always remained deep in my soul as one of the most beautiful places I had ever seen and so it became a place of interest for relocation after retiring.

I worked very hard to make my dream of moving to Colorado come true. Upon retiring from the New York State Teaching System in 2004, I sold my home on Long Island and moved to a lovely community called Cañon City.
I see the Rockies from my front windows and hogbacks are my backyard. People are friendly and even a drive to the food store, provides magnificent mountain views.

I enjoy spending time with friends who have similar interests in nature, the mountains, animals and the scenic wonders of this geologically beautiful United States.

My interests include visiting United States National Parks to photograph these landscapes. I also enjoy collecting mineral, rock and fossil specimens from various locations.

I operate a Graphic and Web Page Design Colorado-based small business.
I enjoy designing original digital art computer graphics and photographing magnificent geologic landscapes to use within my graphic suites.
I had the opportunity to work as a graphic designer for a local newspaper. The experience not only gave me insight into what goes into a newspaper from start to finish but also allowed me to use my graphic designing in a totally different arena.

I am presently teaching Physical Geology for the Colorado Community Colleges Online program. I plan to continue creating custom graphics and web pages for clients. The rest of my time will be spent enjoying Colorado.

Geolor's Exclusive Graphic Designs This is my domain devoted to graphic arts and web page design. I feature original digital art custom graphic suites that can be purchased as they appear or modified to suit a person's individual needs and tastes. I also create custom designs from scratch, according to a buyer's specifications. I truly enjoy creating these images for people to use on personal and commercial web sites.

Geolor.com is the main hub if my site and it branches off into areas dealing with environmental concerns, major species extinctions, research I have done, an entire section devoted to Photography, a Digital Art Gallery, Reflections (a series of pages that combine prose with original graphics), Native American resources and East African Rift Valley resources. Popular Sci-fi movies have been researched as to the good and bad science presented in the films and this series of postings has become very popular on the Geolor.com domain. Links leading to Geoteach and Geolor's Exclusive Designs also appear on the main Geolor page.

Geoteach.com is my website devoted to Science Education and it is the most popular of the 3 domains. Available are student assignments, lessons, labs, notes and resources covering all areas of Earth Science and Geology. Originally developed and designed with my own high school students in mind, the site offers opportunities for student extra credit as well as resources that teachers can use in their classroom. I strongly believe in integrating computer technology and skills with the study of all high school subjects. Many postings are suitable for college level as well. I illustrate many Geoteach pages and this allows me to present diagrams and images my way, in a clear and concise manner which is relevant to the specific content that appears on each webpage document.

You will find specific underlying and recurring themes throughout both my graphic designs and the topics I choose to address on my Geolor domain, they being a love for nature, animals, Colorado and its mountains, tropical places, science, dinosaurs and, in general, the magnificence of this dynamic Earth we live on. You will also note in my work a respect and admiration for Native American people and their culture.

By the way, one thing I love to prove is that geologists can be feminine, even in the field!