Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site features a
reconstructed 1840’s adobe fur trading post on the mountain branch of the Santa Fe Trail where traders, trappers, travelers, and
Plains Indian tribes came together in peaceful terms for trade. Today,
living historians recreate the sights, sounds, and smells of the past with
guided tours, demonstrations, and special events.
The BlackCanyon of the Gunnison's
unique and spectacular landscape was formed slowly by the action of water and
rock scouring down through hard Proterozoic crystalline rock. No other canyon
in North America combines the narrow opening, sheer walls, and startling
depths offered by the BlackCanyon of the Gunnison.
The road to California
carried over 250,000 gold-seekers & farmers to the gold fields & rich
farmlands of California
during the 1840's and 1850's - the greatest mass migration in American
history. More than 1,000 miles of trail ruts and traces can still be seen in
the vast undeveloped west – reminders of the sacrifices, struggles, and
triumphs of early American travelers and settlers.
ColoradoNational Monument
preserves one of the grand landscapes of the American West. Sheer-walled
canyons, towering monoliths, colorful formations, desert bighorn sheep,
soaring eagles, and a spectacular road reflect the environment and history of
the plateau-and-canyon country.
Three reservoirs, named for corresponding dams on the GunnisonRiver, form the heart of Curecanti.
Blue Mesa Reservoir is Colorado's largest
body of water, and is the largest Kokanee Salmon fishery in the U.S. Morrow
Point Reservoir is the beginning of the BlackCanyon,
and below, East Portal is the site of the Gunnison Diversion
Tunnel, a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
As you explore the craggy hills, discover fragments of a
long ago world where the largest land creatures of all time once roamed and
died. While the main exhibit wall of dinosaur fossils is closed, some fossils
can be seen by hiking ½ mile from the TemporaryVisitorCenter. You can also
view rock art and captivating scenery, explore homestead sites, and go
whitewater rafting.
Beneath a grassy mountain valley in central Colorado lies one
of the richest and most diverse fossil deposits in the world. Petrified
redwood stumps up to 14 feet wide and thousands of detailed fossils of
insects and plants reveal the story of a very different, prehistoric Colorado.
Welcome to the official National Park Service web site for
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Alpine tundra, forests, massive
dunes, grasslands, and wetlands are all protected as elements of
the Great Sand Dunes natural system.
HovenweepNational Monument
protects six prehistoric, Puebloan-era villages spread over a twenty-mile
expanse of mesa tops and canyons along the Utah-Colorado border.
Multi-storied towers perched on canyon rims and balanced on boulders lead
visitors to marvel at the skill and motivation of their builders. Hovenweep
is noted for its solitude and undeveloped, natural character.
Mesa Verde, Spanish for green table, offers a spectacular
look into the lives of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for
over 700 years, from A.D. 600 to A.D. 1300. Today, the park protects over
4,000 known archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings. These sites
are some of the most notable and best preserved in the United States.
Take a journey across the Southwest on the Old Spanish
National Historic Trail between Santa Fe and Los Angeles for history,
culture, and scenic beauty.
The Pony Express NHT was used by young men on fast horses
to carry the nation's mail from Missouri to California in the unprecedented
time of only ten days. The relay system became the nation's most direct and
practical means of east-west communications before the telegraph, and it
played a vital role in aligning California with the Union in the years just
before the Civil War.
This living showcase of the grandeur of the Rocky
Mountains, with elevations ranging from 8,000 feet in the wet, grassy valleys
to 14,259 feet at the weather-ravaged top of Longs Peak, provides
visitors with opportunities for countless breathtaking experiences and
adventures.
Take a journey between western Missouri
and Santa Fe
on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail. You'll find adventure and evidence
of past travelers who made this remarkable trip before you!
YuccaHouseNational
Monument is a large, unexcavated Ancestral
Puebloan surface site. Yucca House is located in Southwest
Colorado between the towns of Towaoc and Cortez. Currently,
there are no facilities or fees at Yucca House.
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