Learn to read geology & history beneath your feet — not just hobby collection of rocks

Most people walk across SW Montana without realizing they’re standing inside one of the most complex mineral systems in North America

Butte isn’t just history.
It’s a system—and it can be read.
I spend every day in the woods—on ridges, cuts, creek beds, and old mine ground—learning how geology, mining, and landscape actually connect. This group exists to pass that way of seeing on.
Inside, you’ll learn how to: • Read faults, intrusions, and alteration in the field
• Understand why specific minerals show up where they do
• Connect Butte’s mining history to real geology
• Rockhunt with intention instead of luck
• See patterns most people never notice

No tourist geology.
No academic fog.
No recycled Facebook answers.

This is field-first geology and history for people who want the ground to make sense when they’re standing on it.

If rocks are just rocks, keep scrolling.
If you want to see what others walk past—welcome.