Colorado - the Centennial State

GUNNISON POINT,
BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON RIVER
Monstrose, Colorado
A short drive from Montrose or Cimarron off U.S. Highway 50 takes the traveler to one of the world's mightiest and deepest gorges. This canyon reaches a depth of 3,200 feet and a width of 40 feet.
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Postmarked: Boise, Idaho; February 2025

The Beautiful Seasons in
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
Longs Peak crowns the awe-inspiring mountains in this Colorado wildnerness filled with alpine lakes, rivers, tundras, waterfalls, and forests.
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Postmarked: Louisville, Kentucky; September 2024

Denver, Colorado
Founded in 1858 by James W. Denver, Denver is the largest city in Colorado, and is the state capitol. It was nicknamed the "mile high city" because the capitol building is set at exactly one mile above sea level. Since the early gold rush days, Denver has developed into a commercial, financial, political, and cultural center of the Rocky Mountain region.
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Postmarked: San Diego, California; November 2024

PIKES PEAK
Colorado
From my grandmother: May

Denver
Though it is renowned for its modern technology, architecture, and its fine culture, the "mile high city" preserves the free spirit and adventure of its colorful past. In its early gold rush days, thousands were drawn to the area by the pursuit of the American dream. Today Denver maintains a feeling of freedom and independence.
From my dad: 2002

An aerial view of downtown Denver, Colorado
From my dad: March 1995

Denver, Colorado, "The mile high city" where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains.
From my dad: October 1999

DENVER
COLORADO
Dubbed the Mile High City, Denver is the capital of Colorado. Denver is one of the oldest towns in the west. Visitors flock to Denver for world-class snow skiing in the nearby majestic Rocky Mountains.
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Postmarked Phoenix, Arizona; July 2019

Looking West towards the Continental Divide on 1-70.
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Postmarked: Denver, Colorado; July 2019

The Silverton Narrow Gauge and Needle Mountains

THE SILVERTON NARROW GAUGE AND NEEDLE MTS.
The historic D & R G W SILVERTON, which has served the rich mining country of the San Juan Mts. since 1882, now carries tourists as well as freight throught the spectacular Canyon of the Lost Souls in S. W. Colorado.

"The Flatirons": Towering above Boulder are these world famous rock formations known as the Flatirons. The almost vertical red sandstone formations rise one thousand feet above the city, providing unexpected beauty in every season.
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Postmarked: Augusta, Georgia; July 2019

MERRIAM'S CITY DRUG STORE. Complete with early-day remedies, medicines, fixtures and equipment, all from one store established in 1880. South Park City, Fairplay,. Colo., an authentic restoration of an early pioneer mining town.
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Postmarked: Dallas, Texas; June 2024