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- The Yampa River below the
northwest town of Craig
holds northern pike in the 20-pound range, while
the Roaring Fork and Frying Pan rivers are prime
spots for trout fishing.
- Denver has the largest city
park system in the nation with 205 parks in
City limits and 20,000 Acres of parks in the
nearby mountains.
- The Denver
Botanic Gardens features outdoor and indoor
gardens with thousands of exotic and native
plants.
- The Denver
Zoo is open every day and is home to over
3,500 animals. Two of the zoo's more famous
former residents were Klondike and Snow Ð
twin polar bears that were abandoned by their
mother at birth. The two were hand raised by
zookeepers and then sent to Florida where a
special facility was built to accommodate them.
- Colorado boasts 26 different
ski areas with some of the world's greatest
snow!
- The world's largest natural
hot springs pool located in Glenwood
Springs. The two-block long pool is across
the street from the historic Hotel Colorado,
a favorite stop of former president Teddy Roosevelt.
- At 14,110 feet above sea
level over 400,000 people ascend Pikes Peak
each year.
- Colorado
has 222 state wildlife areas, 3 National Parks
and 40 state Parks.
- Mesa
Verde features an elaborate four-story city
carved in the cliffs by the Ancestral Pueblo
people between 600 and 1300 A.D. The mystery
surrounding this ancient cultural landmark is
the sudden disappearance of the thousands of
inhabitants who created the more than 4,000
identified structures.
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