Colorado

It was a beautiful Friday afternoon. The May weather was perfect, with a slight refreshing breeze. Excitement was in the air as we all prepared for the 23 hour drive to Colorado. This was going to be the trip of a life time for our family. This much awaited trip had everyone on the edge of their seats. The Thomas family loaded their white Ford Expedition, said a prayer, and headed down the road. The whole family felt like little kids again. We might have looked like hillbillies going down…

I wanted to go someplace completely different from Kansas, somewhere that wasn’t flat, dull, and filled with farm fields and plains, but somewhere exiting and new that isn’t anything like the place where spent our entire lives. We wanted to go to Colorado Springs, and so we did. When we arrived at our destination, it made the long drive worth it. Just by looking outside made me feel like I was encased in a giant bowl as there were enormous mountains surrounding me. I could look at the…

Although Colorado, Virginia, and South Carolina all have things going for them, including cultural and historical attractions, Colorado is the best place to live and raise a family. Colorado has an abundance of outdoor activities for people of all interests and fitness levels. Magnificent scenery abounds and strong social communities thrive. Perhaps due to the myriad outdoor activities Colorado has one of the lowest obesity rates in the country ((webmd)). In contrast, South Carolina experiences…

The term “potheads” has been given to every generation since the 1970s. The Vietnam war was reaching new heights, the hype of Woodstock was still lingering, and the scandals of the White House where all too overwhelming. It was no surprise American teens were finding ways to detach themselves from the reality of 70s. Since then, there have been common myths about how marijuana usage infuses the “munchies,” a side effect that leads a marijuana user to get hungry and eat junk food. Other myths…

Amendment 106 Right to Die, passed in the state of Colorado in November 2016, and will go into effect early in 2017. This amendment was passed that allow patients that have a terminal disease, with less than six months to live, and still mentally competent to make medical decisions, to end their lives. The patients would be prescribed a large amount of a sleeping pill, that would allow for the patient to choose when they would like to die Ballot Pedia (2016). This amendment was originally…

About Rifle The beautiful commnity of Rifle is surrounded by mesas in the gorgeous Colorado River Valle. The town of Rifle sits at the base of rock formations known as "Bookcliffs." The unique formations are named for their characyeristic lines of shale and sediment that resemble book pages. Rifle is located at the gateway of the Roan Plateou. The gateway is a place of awe-inducing waterfalls, deep canyons, forests of spruce and aspend, and wildflower meadows. Residents of Rifle enjoy of an…

cities like Boulder and Denver.” It goes to show that a lot of other states will eventually follow the footsteps of these states. A lot of other states will follow especially if the result of legalizing marijuana creates a substantial amount of money. Colorado…

Death of the Colorado Small Business, Due to the Death of the Honeybee Charles Darwin, once said, “The life of man would be extremely difficult if the bee disappeared”. Humans have depended on agriculture, as a source of food, since the Neolithic Era. Back then humans didn’t know much about how, or why things grow, or taste the way they do. Pollinators such as the honeybee, played a huge part in helping those early crops along, and have carried the burden pollination and production since…

The current U.S. debt of twenty trillion dollars worries numerous Americans as it appears to only grow each passing day. Reducing or paying off the national debt is an extremely difficult affair as cutting funding appears to be the only option for the United States’ government at the moment. The decision of cutting funds from healthcare, national security, social security, and multiple other programs affects the U.S. population in a highly negative manner. Nonetheless, such actions have been…

civilization of Mesoamerica and exam the causes and the evidence for their collapse, and also what happened to the people that inhabited these areas after the complex societies they lived in collapsed. Mesa Verde The Mesa Verde region is located on the Colorado plateau in the Four Corners…