Despite what Google says, Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park are not located in Colorado. In fact, Google left out one of the Top National Parks from their search results that actually is in Colorado, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
“Colorado (U.S. National Park Service).” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP)
Mesa Verde National Park
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Built-in “1984”, the tallest building in Colorado is the Republic Plaza Building located in Downtown Denver. The building is 56 stories, and over 714 feet
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Colorado State Insect – Hairstreak Butterfly
Fortunately, the state insect of Colorado is a Butterfly (“Hypaurotis Cysalus”) and not the Tarantula Hawk Wasp, sorry New Mexico! The Hairstreak Butterfly is usually grey on the bottom with purplish wings on top. This
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