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WinterNet Resorts
Arapahoe Basin |
Colorado, the Centennial State, was first settled
two thousand years ago around Mesa Verde. The United States acquired Colorado
as part of the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803. The area was first
explored by Lt. Zebulon M. Pike in 1806, discovering the Peak that bears
his name. Colorado enjoys three hundred and ten sunshine days per year and has one thousand peaks of two or more miles. Tourist attractions include Rocky Mountain National Park; Garden of the Gods;Great Sand Dunes, Dinosaur, Black Canyon or the Gunnison; Pikes Peak; Mt. Evans; Mesa Verde National Park(Ancient Anasazi Indian Cliff dwellings) The Grand Mesa Tablelands comprises Grand Mesa Forest, 659,584 acres with two hundred lakes stocked with trout. The old mining towns of Central City; Silverton; Cripple Creek are of special interest. Colorado has some historic railroads which were mining oriented such as the Georgetown Loop Historic Mining Railroad Park, and the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. |
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