![Around Colorado](/img/default-banner.jpg)
- 25
- 131 108
Around Colorado
United States
Приєднався 19 тра 2018
I moved to Colorado in 2015 and immediately became fascinated with the rich history of the state. I've always been drawn to unusual, little known, and quirky historical events and places, and in my travels around the state I've found numerous topics I wanted to share.
Mesa Verde National Park
A few things to see and do while visiting Mesa Verde National Park.
Sources:
www.nps.gov/meve/index.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_Verde_National_Park
Also thanks to my tour guides: Taylor, Maya, Steve, Luann, and Risingbuffalo.
For back country tour tickets: www.recreation.gov/search?q=mesa%20verde%20national%20park&entity_id=2824&entity_type=recarea
Acknowledgements:
Matt Hodgson, intro music.
Sources:
www.nps.gov/meve/index.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_Verde_National_Park
Also thanks to my tour guides: Taylor, Maya, Steve, Luann, and Risingbuffalo.
For back country tour tickets: www.recreation.gov/search?q=mesa%20verde%20national%20park&entity_id=2824&entity_type=recarea
Acknowledgements:
Matt Hodgson, intro music.
Переглядів: 399
Відео
Million Dollar Highway, Sights and History
Переглядів 25 тис.5 років тому
The Million Dollar Highway runs 24 miles between Silverton and Ouray, Colorado. It reaches an elevation of 11,000 feet over Red Mountain Pass. Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_550 www.durango.org/blog/post/an-insiders-guide-to-the-million-dollar-highway www.outtherecolorado.com/whats-up-with-colorados-million-dollar-highway/ ua-cam.com/video/lbzl39E2Ar8/v-deo.html Acknowledgements: Mat...
The Battle of Glorieta Pass, Gettysburg of the West
Переглядів 2,6 тис.5 років тому
Men from Colorado may have saved the Union early during the Civil War. Today, you can visit the battle site and see what really happened. Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Glorieta_Pass www.nps.gov/peco/learn/historyculture/battle-of-glorieta-pass.htm www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/battle-glorieta Also thanks to the National Park Service and in particular, park ranger Susan at the P...
Colorado Craft Breweries
Переглядів 5555 років тому
Colorado is home to over 300 breweries. In this video, I try to explain why there are so many breweries here. Thank you to the folks at Pub Pass who generously sent a couple of their books to help me create this video. Check out Pub Pass here: www.getpubpass.com/ Sources: www.businessinsider.com/best-beer-cities-us-2017-4 www.brewersassociation.org/statistics/by-state/ wynkoop.com/our-story/ en...
My Best Grilled Hot Wing Recipe
Переглядів 795 років тому
Super Bowl wings on the grill! Super easy to make. Ingredients: Uncooked Chicken Wings Frank's Buffalo Wing Sauce Coca Cola Cayenne Pepper Butter Five minutes preparation time, 40 minutes on the grill. Acknowledgements: Matt Hodgson, intro music.
Ullr Fest in Breckenridge 2019
Переглядів 1,1 тис.5 років тому
The Breckenridge party in honor of Ullr, the god of Winter. Sources: www.gobreck.com/event/ullr-fest/ visitbreckenridge.com/ullr-fest/ www.thedenverchannel.com/lifestyle/breckenridge-breaks-worlds-longest-shot-ski-record-during-ullr-fest-2019 Acknowledgements: Matt Hodgson, intro music. Thanks to my coworkers Mike and Tiffany who swapped shifts with me so I could make it to Ullr Fest.
Singing Trees of Denver
Переглядів 3955 років тому
Have you seen this hidden art around Denver? Sources: ua-cam.com/video/VHbzWFZFmZo/v-deo.html www.confluence-denver.com/features/nikki_pike_061715.aspx Acknowledgements: Matt Hodgson, intro music. If you know the name of the artist or song from the Sound Totem, please contact me or comment on this video.
Chinese Zodiac Heads in Denver
Переглядів 2715 років тому
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei created a sculpture representing the Chinese Zodiac. It's on display in Denver until January 2019. Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Weiwei www.zodiacheads.com/_press/bronze/AWW_Zodiac_Heads_Mayors_Office_050411.pdf theknow.denverpost.com/2017/10/04/circle-of-animals-zodiac-heads-sculpture-civic-center/161062/ Acknowledgements: Matt Hodgson, intro music.
Denver’s Animal Drinking Fountain
Переглядів 2185 років тому
Denver is home to one of 70 remaining National Humane Alliance Foundation fountains. It sits right off Colfax Avenue. Sources: buckfifty.org/tag/national-humane-alliance/ digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/search/searchterm/photograph!national humane alliance/field/formatb!all/mode/all!all/conn/and!and/order/title/ad/asc en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Humane_Alliance_fountains www.postindependent.co...
Breckenridge Troll, AKA Isak Heartstone
Переглядів 1,4 тис.5 років тому
Go see the Breckenridge troll while you can. Sources: theknow.denverpost.com/2018/10/12/breckenridge-troll-controversy/198211/ uproxx.com/life/troll-breckenridge-hiking-trail/ thomasdambo.com/ www.summitdaily.com/news/feeling-trolled-breckenridge-residents-want-popular-wooden-sculpture-removed/ Acknowledgements: Matt Hodgson, intro music.
Steamboat Springs
Переглядів 995 років тому
The iconic Colorado town of Steamboat Springs. But how'd it get that name? Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamboat_Springs,_Colorado Acknowledgements: Donna Garth, Local Information and Advice. Matt Hodgson, Intro Music. The Family of Arielle Gold, Olympic Medal Photo. Check out this interview of Olympic Medalist and Steamboat Springs native, Arielle Gold: ua-cam.com/video/iWXXTTNnJTg/v-deo.html
Manitou Springs Incline
Переглядів 6115 років тому
The difficult and unique climb of one of the world's longest set of stairs. Sources: www.visitcos.com/things-to-do/outdoors/manitou-incline-near-colorado-springs-colorado/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitou_Incline Acknowledgements: Matt Hodgson, intro music. Amy Lueders, transportation.
Jack Swigert, Apollo 13 Command Module Pilot
Переглядів 4,7 тис.5 років тому
The story of Colorado's most famous astronaut. Sources: www.nytimes.com/1982/12/29/obituaries/jack-swigert-astronaut-elected-to-congress-dies.html articles.latimes.com/1995-07-17/entertainment/ca-24763_1_astronaut-swigert denverite.com/2017/04/17/jack-swigert-astronaut-commemorated-dia-amazing-thing-45-years-ago/ Acknowledgements: Apollo 13 clip used under Fair Use. www.imdb.com/title/tt0112384...
Hanging Lake
Переглядів 1005 років тому
One of Colorado’s most beautiful hikes. Sources: www.visitglenwood.com/things-to-do/hanging-lake/#toggle-id-2-closed en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_Lake www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/whiteriver/recarea/?recid=41225 Acknowledgements: Matt Hodgson, Intro Music.
Sloan's Lake, where did it come from?
Переглядів 6686 років тому
Sloan's Lake appeared out of nowhere over 150 years ago. Sources: www.uncovercolorado.com/public-parks/sloans-lake-park/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloan_Lake_(Colorado) Acknowledgements: Matt Hodgson, intro music
Wheeler Geologic Area, Colorado's Badlands
Переглядів 3 тис.6 років тому
Wheeler Geologic Area, Colorado's Badlands
How do you say...? A guide to Colorado pronunciations.
Переглядів 8 тис.6 років тому
How do you say...? A guide to Colorado pronunciations.
The World's Only Underground Firehouse in Creede.
Переглядів 11 тис.6 років тому
The World's Only Underground Firehouse in Creede.
Colorado’s Summer White House; The Presidential Vacation Home on Mount Falcon
Переглядів 5346 років тому
Colorado’s Summer White House; The Presidential Vacation Home on Mount Falcon
Jane Kirkham; the Mysterious Headstone
Переглядів 2376 років тому
Jane Kirkham; the Mysterious Headstone
Gold Strike Park, Where Gold Was First Discovered
Переглядів 2946 років тому
Gold Strike Park, Where Gold Was First Discovered
Cheesman Park; Denver's Oldest Cemetery
Переглядів 1 тис.6 років тому
Cheesman Park; Denver's Oldest Cemetery
Mile High City, the Capitol in Denver.
Переглядів 5866 років тому
Mile High City, the Capitol in Denver.
Nearly all dictionaries prefer ColoRADDo to ColorAHdo, though they list both. I've heard that circa 1850 some early settlers suggested ColoRAYdo, though it did not prevail.
Hey, My Name Is Liam! I Was Born In The United Kingdom, And Moved To Colorado At Age 5! But Back In The UK, We Have Place Names More Hard To Pronounce Than Place Names In Colorado!
Checked off the list, saw Carlos there on 7-30-24. I might go again now that I am fully disabled from claiming the stairs in. There must be elevators for us handicapped!😮
Thank you for this video.
Colorado has a place called "Adobe Badlands."
Do you know anything about the Reynolds Gang? They ran up here in Park County. They supposedly buried gold up here behind the high school.
If you use the term Denverite your not from here, go away. Locals don't refer to themselves as anything. But we refer to everyone else as outsider invader piles of dogshit.
Great video! My father worked closely with Jack Swigert on his 1982 campaign and later lobbied to have that statue placed. One day, I came home from high school to find Jack Swigert standing in my living room talking with my father, Dad said, "Jack, I'd like you to meet my son, Ted." Turning to me he then says, Jack was an Apollo 13 astronaut." We shook hands and Jack said, "Very nice to meet you, Ted." To which I replied, "I know all about you (pause). You know, for an astronaut, you are really down to earth!" I will never forget seeing Mr. Swigert and my dad laugh so hard. To which my father replied. . . and now you know, Ted!" To this day, that is one of my fondest memories, meeting an Apollo 13 astronaut in my living room and hearing his laughter at one of my puns. Best audience ever! Sadly, I also remember my dad getting the phone call that Jack had passed away. That was a tear-filled day. I am grateful to have stumbled upon this video. My dad passed in 2012 and I think of both of them whenever I see that statue at DIA.
I HATE all these butchered Spanish words 🤬 ! If I ever move to Colorado (properly Caw-low-raw-dough), I’d pronounce all these words just like how I would back in Cali!
Please teach people also say Ikea correctly
What trail are you on?
Curse the Dutch and their wacky Anglo-Germanic names!!! They make everything harder. Geef mein em klapp papa, pick one! English or German please, not both. Weird sentences are made even weirder by Dutch. Amsterdam is chill tho, Rotterdam nice too.
All jokes, Dutch is a great Germanic language, it just has a bit of an identity crisis.
There are options to also delegate the filming to others, possibly get pass to escort a bona fide handicapped person, trip to DC to film at the other statue, now you can add that one, you could wait till next time you flew. Where there is a will there is often a way. But not always. Apollo 13 could not have safely landed on the moon and safely made it back to earth after that explosive cryo stir. No way. Lovell know it was defective and should have insisted on replacement-delay not withstanding. Get there itis killed Apollo 1. Haste sometimes makes waste.
Wine-coop
PROUD BOYS
As a Front Range Coloradan, I've rarely heard Colorado pronounced that way, and always with the a sounding like the a in "father". But I suspect the æ pronunciation of the a is more common among the rural folk. The modern pronunciation I am familiar with most accurately reflect the original Spanish pronunciation [ko.loˈɾa.ð̞o], but as always, pronunciation is left to differentiation.
Chivington got lucky with finding the supply train at Johnson's Ranch. But even if Sibley had won Glorieta, Ft. Union would've proved to be too much. It was a campaign doomed to fail from the start, and had little to no effect on the rest of the Civil War.
Can’t we all just agree to pronounce it how Bob Dylan pronounces it in Man of Constant Sorrow?
I will never Anglicize obviously non-Anglo names. Right, Casa Grande?
awesome viedo !!!!!
Why did you stop making videos?😢
My mom was born in Salida and raised in Beunie and my dad's whole side of the family, including myself, was born in Lamar. Thank you for this. It was awesome!
7am on a Sunday, that's a nice quiet time to film :)
Took me several attempts to film it when there was no traffic.
Most people i know say la hunna for la junta
Lots of dope smoked there
My family are coloridian natives (as in Native American) and I can promise we all say coloRADo. Only people newly moved to the state or in the city of Denver say colorodoh. Some older folks even still say coloRADer.
Even as a Coloradan who lived here his whole life, I still got everything but Arapahoe, Arvada, and Colorado wrong.
This was a nicely done video. I travel frequently and I am often in the Denver Airport and I always make a point of stopping by the statue of Jack Swigert in terminal B. On a similar note, if you’ve never seen the statue of Roger Chaffee in Grand Rapids Michigan it’s worth a look. It’s very similar and extremely well done.
A more confusing one is Buchtel as in Buchtel Blvd.
wine-koop. Denver native here.
Amazing
What you call a rapper's girlfriend? 2:02
The co-pilot/owner is a murderer.
Great video on a great American. As soon as you spelled out the problem I thought of what ended up being your solution. I bet that manager was annoyed. 😁
200 million years???? Lmao. The earth is 6-7000 thousand years old
Oh, you poor thing. And you actually believe that. Bless your heart ❤
1:24 everyone I know says ar-va-da. Also most people say Calaradoh. 1:48 whinekoop. We really like all our vowels except for O around here.
When Isak Farts, he could say, to Old Faithful: "You scared the Shed outta me." (because he is made out of Wood.) or #2: "Isak begs your pardon. Have you ever heard a Troll, Fartin'"?
Place him, gently, next to Old Faithful, with a giant Whoopeee Cushion. Every time Old Faithful blows it's Lid, Isak blows it, out, his ass. Wooden Shoe?
Good video
| New Mexico, a state too tough for Teaxans...
HOW CAN YOU FORGET TRAIN?!
big puke emoji at "Byoona Vista" I can appreciate the historicity of it and that most locals still pronounce it that way but... barf. Some things should change. And I say that as a white guy (although I am a transplant)
Is it ok to use the actual Spanish pronunciations for the Spanish named places?
I think that using anything other than the Spanish pronunciation for Spanish named places is downright disrespectful and usually willful.
i want to be production manager at a show here
There's no floor to dance. Cant see myself flying down to denver to be contained to a seat.
Not confining at all..only benches..n stairs, n places to stand every step...miss it, your loss
Jack was a well-respected astronaut and wrote the manual on the CM.
Street names very Denver specific
God just because white people can't pronounce Buena that doesn't mean you should pronounce it wrong and zoon eye for Zuni !?
Would love to see other haunted places there! Much love from Delhi, India 🇮🇳
Jamie Zeeeee??