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Colorado Facts
By PK | August 25, 2008
Motto: “Nothing without Providence”
Nickname: The Centennial State
Statehood: 1876 - 38th State
Area: 104, 247 square miles
Capital: Denver
Flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine
Tree: Blue Spruce
Animal: Big Horn Sheep
Fish: The greenback cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki stomias) is the easternmost subspecies of cutthroat trout. This subspecies, once widespread, today occupies less than 1% of its historical range and is currently listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. It is the state fish of Colorado.
Insect: Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly
*photo courtesy of Colorado State University, Dept of Entomology
Bird: Lark Bunting
Dinosaur: Stegosaurus
Dance: Square Dancing
Gemstone: Aquamarine
Rock: Yule Marble
Mineral: Rhodochrosite
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*Photography courtesy of Wikipedia.
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August 25th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
That square dancing photograph takes me back a little. They used to make us square dance in physical education class…back at the age when boys & girls didn’t like each other.
The time-lapse picture in Denver is awesome!
August 25th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Neat facts..PK! The columbine…I have “millions” of them growing! They’ve become quite the
nuisance! They reseed themselves andsend roots to China! What is that Yule marble?
August 26th, 2008 at 5:33 am
Your blog, is another of my favorites. Your pictures are always beautiful, and the information to the point. I did not know Aquamarine was found in Colorado, lucky you. Do you mine for it?