Fun facts about Colorado
Anagrams: Cool Road; Loco Road (one and the same? Maybe.)
It is the Centenial State. I guess that's cool.
The official state dinosaur is the Stegosaurus.
The state motto is "Nothing without Providence"
Colorado is a "Four Corners State" touching its southwestern corner with Utah, New Mexico and Arizona.
Colorado is the only state to turn down hosting the Olympics (1976)
Has more microbreweries per capita than any other state.
In Fruita, the town folk celebrate "Mike the Headless Chicken Day". A chicken that didn't know when to quit, Mike lived for four years after his owner, L.A. Olsen, chopped off his head in 1945. Tough son of a bitch.
The 13th step of the state capital building in Denver is exactly 1 mile high above sea level. The 12th Step is Carrying the Message
Boulder has more used bookstores per capita than any other city in the country.
Colfax Avenue in Denver is the longest continuous street in America.
Colorado has the highest mean altitude of all the states. The friendliest altitude can be found in Washington State.
The United States Federal Government owns more than 1/3 of the land (15 million acres) in Colorado. (Ted Turner owns the rest.)
Boulder is the home of the Ultimate Players Association.
2 Comments:
At 27 miles long Colfax Ave. is not the longest street in the US. That's an urban legend. Idaho, for example, has a town's main street that is 33 miles long. In fact, El Camino Real in California is well over 200 miles long.
I have looked at Colorado, and found it to be quite inquisitive. Perhaps you would be interested in visiting my state?
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