Colorado

Aspen
The ski town in Colorado a lot of people go to. Elevation 7908 ft, population 5914. Several famous people have lived here, including John Denver.
Also the name of the beautiful gold trees that grace the mountains in the fall. Also something a lot of people go to see.
Broncos
Denver's professional football team, winners of the Super Bowl in 1997 and 1998. Also the only team to have John Elway as a player. The horse mascot, Thunder, is often galloped around the endzone when the team scores a touchdown.
Denver
The capital city of Colorado, its elevation is 5280 ft, giving it the title “Mile-high city.” Oddly enough, most of the city is above this actual elevation, as Denver is in the floodplain of several creeks and rivers. Due to ever-changing technology, the official mile-high mark on the steps of the city's capital building is sometimes changed.
Evergreen
Refers to trees that never lose their leaves, and many of the pines of the mountains are as such. The state tree is the blue spruce, also an evergreen tree. The constance of color year round makes the mountains prime to be visited in any season.
Hayman fire
Took place in 2002 and burned 138,000 acres. After a severe summer of drought and several previous years of drought, it was only a matter of time. So hot and strong that there was ash at my house and haze in the sky, despite the hundred miles it was away. A reminder that nature still is untamed.
Leadville
Elevation 10,152 ft, population 2688. Highest incorporated city in the United States. Was once a booming town for silver mining. I once ran a cross country race there, quite a lightheaded-type experience.
Mint
One of the two places in the United States to make the change used by the whole population. I bet they stay busy every day, that's a lot of money.
Rocky Mountain Range
The name for the mountain range that runs through the state. Tallest is Mount Elbert at 14,440 ft. Many people come to climb the fourtneeners of the state. Although large, the mountains are not visible when first entering the state from the east; it is more plainsy and dry.
Sand Dunes National Monument
One of my favorite travel sites when I was little, it is like visiting the desert, climbing mountains of sand. It gets quite hot as well. When one gets tired of climbing, it is fun to play in the creek around the base of the dunes.

~Jessica