Colorado History: Do Colorado

Colorado is full of beautiful sights and wonderful activities to keep visitors and residents busy all year round.  Colorado is the nation's leading ski-resort area.  Those who enjoy participating in winter sports will find more than 20 major ski areas in the cities of Aspen, Steamboat Springs, Telluride, and Vail.  Scattered across the mountainous regions of Colorado are plenty of frozen ponds and lakes where ice skaters can practice their graceful jumps or work on their hockey skills. 

During the summer months, water skiing, boating, fishing, whitewater rafting, kayaking, and swimming can be enjoyed throughout Colorado.  Hiking, climbing, and biking can be enjoyed in all three regions of Colorado depending on the type of terrain you are looking for.  Baseball, softball, soccer, golf, volleyball, football, and tennis are offered to people of all ages through Colorado's city parks and recreation areas. 



Of course, those who enjoy watching sports instead of playing them can head over to the city of Denver to see their favorite professional team play.  Sports fans can watch the Colorado Rockies baseball team, Denver Nuggets basketball team, Colorado Avalanche hockey team,  Denver Broncos football team, or the Colorado Rapids soccer team.  The Colorado Chill, a professional women's basketball team, plays in the city of Loveland. 


Denver also hosts the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo.  This is the largest rodeo in the world.  Professional cowboys and cowgirls from across the country ride bucking broncos and lasso calves.

Colorado is full of fascinating places to visit.  The southwestern corner of Colorado is known as the Four Corners region.  The is the only spot in the United States where the corners of the four states come together.  In less than the time it takes to tie your shoe, you can visit the states of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.

National Parks

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: In Western Colorado, features a gorge that is 10 miles long and more than 2,400 feet deep.  The narrow canyon was carved slowly over millions of years by the Gunnison River.

Great Sand Dunes of National Park and Preserve is located in southern Colorado.  The park features the tallest dunes in North America and is home to a species of insects found nowhere else on earth.  During the summer, when the dunes aren't covered with snow, visitors can ski or sled down sand dunes that are 700 feet tall.

Mesa Verde National Park is located in the southwestern corner of Colorado.  The park preserves ruins of Pueblo pit houses and cliff dwellings.  Most of the 600 dwellings featured in Mesa Verde National Park are built on mesa tops and inside of canyons.  The largest dwelling, Cliff Palace, is four stories tall with more than 200 rooms.

Rocky Mountain National Park is located in north-central Colorado.  The park attracts many visitors each year to some of the highest points in the United States.  Rocky Mountain National Park covers 415 square miles and has more than 60 mountains that are at least 12,000 feet high.  Visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park can observe bighorn sheep, bears, deer, and elk in their natural habitats.