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There are a few accepted ways to pronounce the name of this port city, known as home to the world's largest naval base. "NAW-fuhk," "NOR-fuhk," and "NAW-fik" are all fine.
Uncompahgre National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 955,229 acres (1,492.55 sq mi, or 3,865.68 km 2) [1] in (in descending order of land area) parts of Montrose, Mesa, San Miguel, Ouray, Gunnison, Hinsdale, San Juan, and Delta Counties in western Colorado.
Gold was discovered upstream along the South Platte River in July 1858, [3] and the area prospered from the prospector traffic along the South Platte River Trail. A post office was established at St. Vrain on January 18, 1859, and later that year, the St. Vrain Claims Club platted the Town of St. Vrain to avoid claim jumping .
The Gudy Gaskill Loop is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) scenic trail connecting with the Beaver Brook Trail outside Golden, Colorado. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Posthumously, the Colorado Mountain Club established an annual Gudy Gaskill Award which recognizes female club members who are "a positive and inspirational example of volunteerism". [ 17 ]
Barr Lake State Park is a Colorado state park established in 1977 in Adams County near Brighton, Colorado, USA. The 2,715-acre (10.99 km 2) park has 12 miles (19 km) of trails, including an 8.8-mile (14.2 km) trail that circles Barr Lake. Fishing and boating are allowed in the northern half of the park.
Blue Mesa Reservoir from the air. Created by the construction of Blue Mesa Dam in 1966, Blue Mesa Reservoir is Colorado's largest body of water. Fed by the Lake Fork Arm of the Gunnison River, Soap Creek, and Cebolla Creek, the long, broad lake is 20 miles (32 km) long, has 96 miles (154 km) of shoreline, and is the largest Lake Trout and Kokanee salmon fishery in the United States.
Ute (/ ˈ j uː t / YOOT) [2] is a dialect of the Colorado River Numic language, spoken by the Ute people.Speakers primarily live on three reservations: Uintah-Ouray (or Northern Ute) in northeastern Utah, Southern Ute in southwestern Colorado, and Ute Mountain in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. [3]
Cherry Creek Dam and reservoir. View is to the south. Dam wall Wildlife in state park. Cherry Creek State Park is a state park in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States.The park consists of a natural prairie and wetland environment with an 880-acre (3.6 km 2) reservoir at its center which is shared by powerboats, sailboats, and paddle craft.