Colorado is the 38th State admitted into the Union on August 1, 1876. There are two federally recognized Native Tribal Nations. It is home to four national parks, eight national monuments, two national recreation areas, two national historic sites, eleven national forests, two national grasslands, eight national wildlife refuges.
My guiding history:
- Colorado Trail
- Holy Cross Wilderness – White River National Forest
- Pikes Peak National Forest
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Weminuche Wilderness – San Juan National Forest
State Symbols:
- State Amphibian: Western Tiger Salamander
- State Animal: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
- State Bird: Lark Bunting
- State Cactus: Claret Cup Cactus
- State Fish: Greenback Cutthroat Trout
- State Flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine
- State Fossil: Stegosaurus
- State Gemstone: Aquamarine
- State Grass: Blue Grama Grass
- State Insect: Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly
- State Mineral: Rhodochrosite
- State Motto: Nil sine Numine
- State Nickname: The Centennial State
- State Reptile: Western Painted Turtle
- State Rock: Yule Marble
- State Tree: Colorado Blue Spruce