One
of the most scenic states in the
country, Colorado has
recreational parks including
Rocky Mountain National Park,
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
National Park with its narrow
gorge cut by the Gunnison River,
Dinosaur National Monument in NW
Colorado, and Great Sand Dunes
National Monument in S central
Colorado. Mesa Verde National
Park and Canyons of the Ancients
National Monument, once home to
the Anasazi cliff dwellers, are
in the southwestern corner of
the state, a beautiful but
formidable area of mesas and
canyons |