Colorado Landscapes
73 images Created 27 Mar 2010
Images of Colorado from the natural world: National Parks, the environment, wilderness areas, wild places, mountains, deserts, and dunes.
The Centennial State is home to wildly diverse geographic entities: It encompasses most of the southern Rocky Mountains, the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau, and the western edge of the Great Plains. That's a lofty melee of mountains, plains, mesas, and canyons. In addition, the state boasts 30 of the highest Rocky Mountain summits. It houses four national parks, two national recreation areas, three national historic trails, one national scenic trail, 12 national forests, two national grasslands, 43 national wilderness areas, two national conservation areas, eight national wildlife refuges, 42 state parks, one state forest, more than 300 state wildlife areas, and many, many recreational attractions.
The Centennial State is home to wildly diverse geographic entities: It encompasses most of the southern Rocky Mountains, the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau, and the western edge of the Great Plains. That's a lofty melee of mountains, plains, mesas, and canyons. In addition, the state boasts 30 of the highest Rocky Mountain summits. It houses four national parks, two national recreation areas, three national historic trails, one national scenic trail, 12 national forests, two national grasslands, 43 national wilderness areas, two national conservation areas, eight national wildlife refuges, 42 state parks, one state forest, more than 300 state wildlife areas, and many, many recreational attractions.
