colorado

     

The State of Colorao (pronounced /ˌkɒləˈrædoʊ/ or, chiefly by outsiders, /ˌkɒləˈrɑːdoʊ/) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western and Southwestern regions of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the state population was 4,861,515 in 2007, a 13.03% increase since the U.S. Census 2000.Denver is the capital as well as the most populous city of Colorado. Citizens of Colorado are known as Coloradans.

Trivia about colorado

  • Of the more than 80 U.S. peaks over 14,000' that have names, most are in this state
  • Rejected earlier in its bid for statehood, it finally entered the Union in 1876
  • In Park County, 30 miles northwest of Pike's Peak
  • This state's Gold Rush began in 1858, about 10 years after California's
  • This state's school of mines, based in Golden, has an experimental mine in Idaho Springs
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  • In 1858 it was "Pikes Peak or Bust!" for gold miners who rushed to this state to find their fortune
  • It's the longest river west of the Rocky Mountains
  • Stephen Long & Zebulon Pike have peaks named for them in this state, an area they said was uninhabitable
  • At 14,270 feet, Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide & one of this state's highest mountains
  • To get a close-up peek at Pikes Peak, you have to be in this state
  • At 10,000 feet in elevation, the Timberline campus of this state's Mountain College is the highest in the U.S.
  • The highest point in this state is Mount Elbert, not Pikes Peak
  • Steamboat Springs in this state was so named because the bubbling springs sounded like a chugging steamboat
  • We're attending the Strings in the Mountains chamber music festival in Steamboat Springs in this state
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  • If you're in the Rocky Mountains taking a peek at Pikes Peak you're in this state
  • Steamboat Springs in this state calls itself "Ski Town, U.S.A."
  • In 1879 the town of Leadville in this state had 350 bartenders, about 1 for every 15 residents
  • At 14,433 feet, Mt. Elbert in this state is a real Rocky Mountain high; it's the highest peak in the range
  • It's the "Centennial State"
  • The red "C" on this state's flag could stand for Centennial State, or the name of the state itself
  • Discovered in 1806 by Zebulon Pike's expedition, the Royal Gorge is found in this state
  • Its state tree, a certain blue spruce, was discovered on Pikes Peak
  • The name Idaho was nearly given to this other state, whose current name means "colored red"
  • Yee-haw! The Durango Cowgirl Classic is an all-female rodeo in this state
  • In 1994 Rashaan Salaam became the first member of this school's Buffaloes to win the Heisman Trophy
  • Yuma, Arizona is the largest city lying on this 1450-mile-long river
  • This state has over 50 peaks above 14,000 feet but none over 14,500 feet
  • With an average elevation of 6,800 feet, it's the highest of all the states
  • Leadville in the Rockies in this state is the USA's highest incorporated city
  • The nation's highest flat-top mountain, Grand Mesa, is in this state
  • Of Colorado, New Mexico or Arizona, the state where the Rio Grande begins
  • Tops on the list is Louisville in Boulder County in this state, not Kentucky--low crime, good jobs & Rockies skiing
  • In 1996, no states had obesity rates above 20%: in 2007, only this "Centennial State" had an obesity rate below 20%
  • A lush valley of ranch land in Park County known as South Park can be found in this state
  • As a mountain climber, you can reach the top at Harvard--a 14,420' peak in this Rocky Mountain State
  • Over millions of years, it carved out the Grand Canyon
  • 3,350 feet above sea level at the Arkansas River
  • Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell
  • Great Sand Dunes National Monument in this U.S. state changes its shape because the sand shifts
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Hoover Dam.) 2 purposes behind building Hoover Dam were to generate electricity & control flooding on this river
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  • Butch's first big crime was the $20,000 holdup of the San Miguel Valley Bank in Telluride in this state in 1889
  • Bill Owens is the current governor of this Rocky Mountain State
  • Its state flower is the Rocky Mountain Columbine
  • Balanced Rock is a sandstone mass in the Garden of the Gods in this Western state
  • Since 1986 Phoenix has gotten much of its water from this "stately" river to the west
  • The tall, slender Columbine shares the same 1st 3 letters with this state it represents
  • This river that rises in the Rockies forms the Arizona-California border
  • "Rocky Mountain High"
  • State animal:Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
  • At the turn of the century, Cripple Creek in this state was the richest goldfield in America
  • The longest river west of the Rockies, it enters Mexico near Yuma, Arizona
  • This state has the highest low point of any state, 3,350 feet
  • Mount Elbert
  • Baca,Bent,Boulder
  • Pike National Forest
  • Not surprisingly, most NCAA skiing championships have gone to 2 colleges in this state
  • Rocky Mountain News(1859)
  • Bill McCartney's harmony with Jesus led him to quit as football coach of this University's Buffaloes
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  • Matchless Mountain, Aspen Mountain
  • A red "C" surrounding a yellow ball (for gold) appears on this state's flag
  • The L.L. Nunn House is an architectural highlight of Telluride in this state
  • The USA's 14,264-foot Mount Evans was named for the second governor of this then-territory
  • A CDC laboratory in this state's city of Fort Collins is the USA's frontline against plague
  • "The Switzerland of America" & "The highest state"
  • Broncos,Nuggets,Rockies
  • The railroad museum of this state has a locomotive from the state's Florence & Cripple Creek railroad
  • "Where The Columbines Grow" has been its state song since 1915
  • This Rocky Mountain state has more mountains above 14,000 feet than any other
  • In the 1860s Major John Wesley Powell led a pioneering Grand Canyon expedition on this river
  • The name of this state is Spanish for "colored red"
  • The newspaper's sales force prefers you buy a color ad over a black & white one
  • It's flag has a big red "C", a reference to its name, which means "red" in Spanish
  • The world's largest flat-top mountain, Grand Mesa, is found there
  • James Michener's "Centennial" centers on a fictional town in this state
  • Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of this state was formerly a top-ranked judo champion
  • "Where The Columbines Grow" is its official state song
  • In 2008 an inmate in Pueblo County in this state sued the prison, saying it didn't do enough to stop him from breaking out
  • "In its fair Western home, may the columbine bloom till our great mountain rivers run dry"
  • Flowing westward, this river has a drainage basin that covers seven states
  • ...with the most Os
  • Not surprisingly, Kansas' highest point, Mount Sunflower, lies nearest to its border with this state
  • Wayne Allard & Ben Nighthorse Campbell
  • Few know that Mount Elbert in this state is the second-tallest in the lower 48 states
  • Vail,South Platte River
  • (Hi, I'm Pat Schroeder) In 1972 I became the first woman ever to be elected to Congress from this state
  • To supply Coronado's party, Hernando de Alarcon sailed 3 ships up this river in 1540 to where Yuma, Ariz. is now
  • The Gila River joins this river near Yuma, Arizona
  • Kit Carson Peak is one of this mountainous state's many 14ers
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from on location.) I'm on the slopes in the Arapaho National Forest in this state
  • Crested Butte in this state is one of the birthplaces of mountain biking & home of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
  • As you might expect, it's the state that's home to Rocky Mountain National Park
  • The name of this state is Spanish for "colored red"
  • The highest lowest point of the 50 states is 3,350 feet above sea level in Yuma County in this state
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Peterson Air Force Base.) My mood is elevated here at Peterson Air Force Base, located at 6,200 feet in this state that has the highest average elevation
  • It's southwest corner is at the "Four Corners"
  • Although 150 miles to the east, this river supplies most of San Diego's water
  • "Enter a higher state" is a tourism slogan for this state

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  • Colorado you were beautiful 💗💗💗
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  • #HoracioCartes es el nuevo presidente de #Paraguay. es candidato del opositor Partido Colorado. Derrotò a Efraín Alegre .
  • Enjoying this game the Colorado way. #thebottlewasalreadyhalfgone #iswear
  • @_jessemtz @oscaryibrand saludos desde san luis rio colorado sonora
  • RT @jose_novie: Colorado YA LLEGA!
  • RT @erwinJlingg: Y colorin colorado.......👉
  • What if everyone in Colorado actually dressed real nice all the time.
  • & colorín colorado fuiste puro cuento y de los malos :*
  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD HANDS OUT AWARD FOR 'EXCEEDING ABORTION VISITS' RETWEET #AbortionIsMurder #Conservatives #USA
  • RT @mojimoji_x: @mojimoji_x 非暴力直接行動を支える思想には、暴力を差し控える発想はあるし、暴力廃絶に向けた理念もある。しかし、暴力の禁止や否定の発想はない。これらは両立するばかりか、両方なければ成立しえないとすら言える。
  • Day 1 of the farewell camping trip complete. So far so good.. #NaturalFire @ Colorado Bend State Park
  • New post: Judge strikes down another Colorado town’s ban on fracking
  • #Photography #Camera #31 BARSKA Colorado Waterproof Spotting Scopeby Barska(159)Buy new...
  • RT @annigarciaa: La reina del LOCRO y la reina del CHORIZO COLORADO !!! Ajjajajaj lloro de la risaaaa jajajaja @LuiCatt
  • Lady GaGa Hospitalized in Colorado for Altitude Sickness
  • @JoshBlueComedy on Netflix here in sunny Colorado. Great special and now to see if Lewis Black can keep the laugh streak going...
  • RT @xEarthPics: Sunrise over Maroon Balls, Colorado
  • “@KaleeMcArthur: I was thinking the same thing!!! When I get home your coming to Colorado & that's that!!!” You don't have to tell me twice😍
  • RT @CBSNews: Colorado giving driver's licenses to immigrants regardless of status
  • RT @DevRichh: Colorado may not have the best sushi, lakes, or football team but it sure as hell has the most breathtaking sunsets I've ever…
  • It's @BlazePizzaPas @BlazePizza ( in #Pasadena Colorado/El Molino )tonight for C-Dawg @kleufroy3 @McGwizzy
  • Colorado cool-aid
  • This Is The Kings Row!! The Most Decorated Cavern in Colorado! Really Beautiful!!' @ Glenwood Springs…
  • Encontré el chapulín colorado,pegadaaa