Colorado

As you prepare to start college this fall semester,I know that you have many questions about how college looks. In order to help put your I thought I would inform you about your academic journey in CO150. I know what you 're thinking, if I am going to take the time to write my past self a letter, why on earth would I just tell myself about some English class? Well, I think you will find that these skills can be applied to your other classes, which will help you get good grades and ultimately a…

Visiting to colorado is amazing!!!After visiting colorado you would want to go again there are many things you can do and you will never get bored!!Colorado have the best interesting place to go and the atmosphere is great,calm and,refreshing.There are many things that you would like to do. Garden of God is a canyon that have status as a god and very high mountain this place is very amazing.The atmosphere is really nice and it have a place as a restaurant and it good for…

Heading south out of the town of Red Lodge, Montana, I am able to lay my eyes upon one of the most majestic places I have ever seen, Beartooth Mountain. The first time I see the mountain I am astounded anything could possibly be so immense. The sun catches the snow at the top of the mountain shooting light down into the Valley below. Then my view slides down the mountain, numerous pine trees seem to wrap around the entire mountain like a child in their blanket. This is the moment I realize it is…

When I first came to Arizona I never thought I would see such an engaged community involved with protecting a vital nutrient we human beings need, at least, half-gallon a day: WATER. It was the first time I heard about harvesting rainwater and compost toilets. My first impression was that if these people are willing to recycle their own poop they are really committed to the cause. And I then realized: this is THE place. I came to Tucson to study aquaponics, an integrated food production system…

truly able to reach out to me and influence me to make a difference in only a day shows the university’s amazing ability to inspire others throughout the world. I want to be a part of an institution that will leave a lasting impact on the world—and Colorado State University will allow me to make permanent, lasting connections with others that I can use to impact and influence future generations. I want to be able to inspire others with the same enthusiasm that the students and faculty at CSU…

Engineering Feat: Hoover Dam One of the largest dams in the world, the hoover dam provides hydroelectric power thanks to the Colorado River and forms Lake Mead. This dam was completed in 1935 and has the world’s largest reservoir of water. This dam is an engineering feat due to its ability to control the Colorado River’s flooding problem, contain such high quantities of water, and provides water and electricity to Los Angeles and Southern California. This project also resulted in a new kind of…

Who is Temple Grandin? Temple Grandin is the creator of the most peaceful way a cow is transported to the slaughter house. It all ties back to her autism, as a kid she would see things through a cow's eyes, which made her able to create a system that cows can comfortably and safely transport to a slaughter house. She could see things that threw a cow such as what makes the cow uncomfortable and stop the heard from moving forward. It’s amazing how she is tied closely in a connection with these…

before it was even called Yuma. Before it was called Arizona City and it was used as a crossing for traded goods and produce. The shipments would cross from Arizona city to California across the Colorado. This however changed once they began building the irrigation systems in Yuma and controlling the Colorado river. Question 1: What challenges did the developers of the land in Yuma County have to overcome? As you would guess the early developers of Yuma County had many challenges to overcome.…

steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park - one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery. View from the South Rim. The longstanding scientific consensus has been that the canyon was created by the Colorado River over a period of six…

1900’s, the U.S. bureau of Reclamation wanted to find a way to help develop the growing region in the southwest. They needed to find a way to provide water and power to the deserts of the Arizona and Nevada border. The plan was to dam the mighty colorado river near Boulder canyon. Due to water rights problems, multiple…