Tag: landmarks
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New historic marker initiative allows Coloradans to propose landmarks
Colorado residents will soon have a say in what will be Colorado’s next landmarks across the state. The “America 250-Colorado 150 Commission,” an initiative celebrating America’s 250 years of independence and Colorado’s 150 years of statehood, announced a new Historic Marker Program. Through the program, “local organizations, historians, and residents” can propose historic markers for important locations…
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Cave of the Winds is open Sunday!
Get down to earth with a tour of the Cave of the Winds. Descending underground on a guided tour gives visitors a brief history of the cave systems, an up-close view of ancient geological processes, tales of folklore and perhaps a glimpse of cave critters.Our favorite part: The geological beauty of the Cave of the…
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Howl with the wolves at Wildlife Center
Wolves are elusive in the wild, but the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center near Divide is home to not only wolves and wolf dogs, but also to foxes and coyotes.BackgroundSome of the animals were rescued from captive situations and others came to the center from zoos or other sanctuaries. The Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center…
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Picture Canyon offers ancient messages to visitors
COMANCHE NATIONAL GRASSLAND • In this corner of Colorado, so far south and east you can see cows grazing in Oklahoma, the smooth swells of the prairie suddenly break on the rocks of unexpected canyon lands. The landscape is a Georgia O’Keeffe painting: arid sandstone pastels backed up against distant blue mesas, immense, empty sky,…
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Denver aquarium invites visitors to swim with marine life
What was it that crab sang in “The Little Mermaid?””Under the sea, under the seaDarlin’ it’s betterDown where it’s wetter,Take it from me.”You don’t have to listen to a crab to be convinced. Take it from 13-year-old Josh Sizer of Colorado Springs: He’s been to Denver’s Downtown Aquarium on school trips, and it is way…