Helpful Colorado Facts

Colorado is the only state in history, to turn down the Olympics. They were the first to turn down the Big 12 too.



In Fruita, the people spend most the their time denying any relation to San Francisco.



Colorado means “colored red” and stands for the embarrassment the State has for the Buffalos football team



The United States federal government owns more than 1/3 of the land in Colorado. The other 2/3s is out at DIA.



The slogan of "Pikes Peak or Bust," was painted across many wagons headed west. Only a handful found wealth in the region, even fewer found “Bust” whatever that was.



At 14,110 feet above sea level over 400,000 people ascend Pikes Peak each year. None of them found “Bust” either



Colorado has the highest mean altitude of all the states, although there are spots that are more friendly than not



Mesa Verde features an elaborate four-story city carved in the cliffs by the Ancestral Pueblo people between 600 and 1300 A.D. The mystery surrounding this ancient cultural landmark is the sudden disappearance of the thousands of inhabitants who created the more than 4,000 identified structures. They were looking for “Bust” too and failed

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Colorado is the only state in history, to turn down the Olympics. They were the first to turn down the Big 12 too.



In Fruita, the people spend most the their time denying any relation to San Francisco.



Colorado means “colored red” and stands for the embarrassment the State has for the Buffalos football team



The United States federal government owns more than 1/3 of the land in Colorado. The other 2/3s is out at DIA.



The slogan of "Pikes Peak or Bust," was painted across many wagons headed west. Only a handful found wealth in the region, even fewer found “Bust” whatever that was.



At 14,110 feet above sea level over 400,000 people ascend Pikes Peak each year. None of them found “Bust” either



Colorado has the highest mean altitude of all the states, although there are spots that are more friendly than not



Mesa Verde features an elaborate four-story city carved in the cliffs by the Ancestral Pueblo people between 600 and 1300 A.D. The mystery surrounding this ancient cultural landmark is the sudden disappearance of the thousands of inhabitants who created the more than 4,000 identified structures. They were looking for “Bust” too and failed

Thanks for a good laugh from a Colorado native.