Colorado is one of my favorite states! The Rocky Mountains, Great Plains and Colorado Plateau are all so beautiful! Have you ever been?
Yes, I went to college in Leadville Colorado. I miss it a lot.
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state of the Western United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. It is the 8th most extensive and 21st most populous U.S. state. The estimated population of Colorado was 5,695,564 on July 1, 2018, an increase of 13.25% since the 2010 United States Census.
The state was named for the Colorado River, which early Spanish explorers named the "Río Colorado"
, she took a two-day wagon trip to the top of Pike's Peak, a high Rocky Mountain to the west of Colorado Springs. Bates was so inspired by the view of the mountains and the plains from atop Pike's Peak that she wrote a poem entitled "America The Beautiful." Her words were set to an existing musical piece. The patriotic song that was created became a national favorite.
Slocum was a prodigious fundraiser on behalf of Colorado College. In 1896 he successfully raised $150,000, a