Lovely Colorado, United States

• Address: 4218 Co Rd 3A, Cañon City, CO 81212, USA

• Height: 321 m

• Clearance below: 291 m

• Total length: 384 m

• Location: Fremont County, Colorado

• Area: 2 ha

• Weather: -5°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 46% Humidity

• Hotels: 3-star averaging Rs 42,478, 5-star averaging Rs 143,664. View hotels

• Year built: 1879

• Nearest city: Aspen

• Added to NRHP: 12 May 1975

• People also search for: St. Elmo, Animas Forks, Gilman, Crystal

The Alpine Loop National Back Country Byway is located northeast of Silverton, Colorado in San Juan and Hinsdale Counties. The route is circular, running from the ghost town of Animas Forks to Lake City and return. The Byway combines crossings of Engineer and Cinnamon Passes with high country high countryscenery that features river meadows, alpine tundra, and ghost towns.

While the meadows and tundra are accessible to ordinary passenger vehicles, a high-clearance 4-wheel drive vehicle is required to travel the entire route.

• The Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located in north central Colorado. It is part of the national forest which manages a protection for its flora and fauna. Wikipedia 

• Address: 953 Co Rd 32 #32, Walden, CO 80480, USA 

• Hours: Open today · 7:30AM–3:30PM 

• Phone: +1 970-723-8202 

• Management: United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

• Established: 1967

• Fort Collins is a city in northern Colorado. Its Old Town historic district has 1800s houses, a vintage trolley, specialty shops and restaurants. The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery features interactive science, history and nature exhibits, plus a digital dome theater. West of the city, trails criss-cross Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, known for the peak's distinctive Horsetooth Rock formation and Horsetooth Falls. 

• Elevation: 1,525 m ZIP 

• Codes: 80521–80528 

• Population: 164,207 (2016)

• The Town of Lake City is the Statutory Town that is the county seat and the only incorporated municipality in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. Wikipedia

• Elevation: 2,640 m

• Incorporated (town): September 19, 1884

• Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park is full of waterfalls and this hike takes you to one of the most accessible waterfalls in the park. Alberta Falls is one of the most popular, short destination hikes in the park, and for good reason. If you only have time for one short hike on the East Side of RMNP, this is a great choice.

• To get to Alberta Falls, park at at the Bear Lake Trailhead (see google directions below), then follow the signs south for Glacier Gorge and Alberta Falls. The waterfall is .8 miles down the trail from the parking area, make this a 1.6 mile out-and-back hike. Start early and hike the full 2.8 miles of trail in to stunning Mills lake inside Glacier Gorge.

• Trail Snapshot: Alberta Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park

• Hike Distance 1.6 miles Round Trip

• Difficulty Medium

• Duration Approx 1 hr

• Trail Type Out and Back

• Seasons Spring thru Fall

• Dogs Prohibited in the Park

• Denver Drive Time 2 hrs

• Town Nearest Hike Estes Park, Colorado

• Beauty Sub-Alpine Lake, Mountain Views, Wildlife: Abert’s Squirrel, Elk, Bear

• Activities Picnicking, Hiking Trails, Snowshoing

• Alamosa is a city under Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 8,780 at the 2010 United States Census. Wikipedia

• Elevation: 2,299 m

• ZIP code: 81101, 81102

• Elevation: 2,413 m

• Hotels: 3-star averaging Rs 9,694. View hotels

• Weather: -3°C, Wind SW at 31 km/h, 46% Humidity

• Zip code: 80434

Rollins Pass, elevation 11,660 ft, is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado in the United States. Wikipedia

• Elevation: 3,554 m
• Area: 177 ha
• Topo map: USGS East Portal
• Range: Rocky Mountains
• Year built: 1903
• Added to NRHP: 30 September 1980

Ouray County is one of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the
population was 4,436. The county seat is Ouray. Because of its rugged mountain topography,
Ouray County is also known as the Switzerland of America.
Ouray County was formed out of San Juan County on 18 January 1877, the first county designated by the newly formed Colorado State Legislature. It was named for Chief Ouray, a distinguished Ute Indian chief. Ouray was designated county seat on 8 March 1877. On 19 February 1881, Dolores County was formed out of Ouray County.

• Founded January 18, 1877
• Named for Chief Ouray
• Seat Ouray
• Largest city Ouray

• Area

 •Total 542 sq mi (1,404 km2)
 • Land 542 sq mi (1,404 km2)
 • Water 0.6 sq mi (2 km2), 0.1%

• Population (est.)

 • (2015) 4,691
 • Density 8.2/sq mi (3.2/km2)

• Congressional district 3rd
• Time zone Mountain: UTC−7/−6

• Address: Colorado, USA

• Established: January 26, 1915

The Colorado River is one of the principal rivers of the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long river drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. and two Mexican states. Wikipedia

• Basin area: 637,138 km²
• Length: 2,334 km
• Basin: 246,000 sq mi (637,137 km2)
• Mouth: Gulf of California
• Source: La Poudre Pass Lake

Did you know: The Colorado River is the fifth-longest river in the US (1,450 mi).

The Sawtooth is a jagged arête joining Mount Bierstadt to Mount Evans in the Front Range of central Colorado. The three points along this arête resemble the teeth of a saw, leading to its name. Wikipedia

• Range: Mount Evans
• Elevation: 13,786 ft (4,202 m)
• Location: Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States
• Topo map: USGS 7.5' topographic map; Mount Evans, Colorado