Colorado

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Across
  1. 1. most winter sport
  2. 2. where NFL team called home before moving to Denver
  3. 4. Denver turned down the opportunity to host this event in 1976
  4. 6. ________ are 5 numbered rock formations in Boulder
  5. 8. this tool man actor was born in Denver, CO on June 13, 1953
  6. 9. time zone
  7. 11. Chlamydomonas nivalis This type of snow is common during the summer in alpine and coastal polar regions worldwide. At altitudes of 10,000 to 12,000 feet (3,000–3,600 m), the temperature is cold throughout the year, and so the snow has lingered from winter storms
  8. 13. state capital
  9. 15. in September 2013, a slow-moving cold front moved over Colorado, clashing with warm humid monsoonal air leading to a catastrophic event
  10. 16. number of ski resorts
  11. 17. NBA team, the Rockies, plays here
  12. 22. Colorado has over 300 of these that were left after mining booms and busts
  13. 23. July 4, 1869 was the first one of these in Deer Trail, CO
  14. 26. denver's nickname
  15. 29. state nickname, founded in 1876
  16. 30. state to the east
  17. 35. this town is the highest incorporated city in the United States at 10,430 feed above sea level
  18. 36. in 1902 police at Union Station enforced this because it slowed down trains
  19. 37. NFL team
  20. 40. state bird
  21. 42. state gemstone
  22. 44. outdoor amphitheater
  23. 45. first fossil of this was found in Grand Junction and became the official state fossil in 1982
  24. 49. drainage point separates east and west
  25. 52. largest flat top mountain in Colorado
  26. 53. the Royal Gorge ____________ spans 1,053 feet above the Arkansas river
  27. 59. dome of capital building is made up of 200 ounces of this
  28. 60. Steve Ells founded this burrito chain in 1993 and now has over 1,000 locations
  29. 62. this river is the longest in Colorado at 1,896 miles
  30. 63. was the first dinosaur fossil to be found in Colorado in 1877, it now lives in NY
  31. 65. the world's entire supply of this material was used to make the Denver Capital building and gives it its distinctive color
  32. 66. over 300 days of this per year
  33. 68. NFL team
Down
  1. 1. at 750 feet, this is the largest peak at Sand Dunes National park
  2. 3. state flower
  3. 5. Colorado leads all states in the production of this
  4. 6. number national parks
  5. 7. adult themed cartoon series about four boys and their adventures in and around a Colorado town
  6. 8. highest elevation US highway
  7. 10. is the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing
  8. 12. William F. Cody got this nickname because of his profession of a hunter. His only grave is located on Lookout Mountain
  9. 14. mountain range through state
  10. 18. colorado springs homes this military
  11. 19. the worlds highest one of these is on I-70
  12. 20. this type of tree grows in colonies. In autumn, the shimmering leaves turn to a glowing shade of gold
  13. 21. largest producer or this in the world
  14. 24. Katherine Lee Bates wrote this song after being inspired by the view from Pikes Peak
  15. 25. skies are _____ due to lack of vapor in the atmosphere
  16. 27. John Stetson made his first one of these in 1860
  17. 28. number of superbowls won
  18. 29. longest continuous street in US, 40 miles!
  19. 31. this hamburger eatery originated in Denver
  20. 32. flew here to have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with bacon
  21. 33. you may feel nauseous and fatigued until you get used to the thin air, this is called ____sickness
  22. 34. glennwood springs has the worlds largest one of these
  23. 38. Luis E. Ballast claims he invented this in 1935
  24. 39. ancient cliff dwellings national park
  25. 41. quarterback
  26. 43. state to the west
  27. 46. the view of ________is the most photographed scenes in Colorado
  28. 47. number of 14ers
  29. 48. Colorado has one of the only working one of these in the US
  30. 49. this goes to the top of Pike's Peak
  31. 50. state to the south
  32. 51. hightest mountain
  33. 54. inspiration behind "the shinning' by Stephen King
  34. 55. Coloradoans love to put this on their food
  35. 56. first settlers choice the denver metro area because this was found
  36. 57. the largest animal in Colorado
  37. 58. May 19, 1947 was the earliest documented sighting of this
  38. 61. largest _____ system in the nation
  39. 64. state's oldest town
  40. 65. a large number of sightings leave many to wonder if this is real
  41. 67. at 53 square miles, this is two times the size of Manhattan
  42. 69. NBA team