Here are some short fun facts (found facts?) I’ve discovered during my travel adventures. Sometimes silly, sometimes serious — always insightful. Ok, maybe not always.
Only 11 of the 50 state capitol buildings do not have a dome.
3:58 PM • Jun 1, 2022
Peaking at 12,183 feet, 11 miles of Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park is above treeline.
2:46 PM • May 28, 2022
Grand County‘s lakes are known as the “Great Lakes of Colorado.”
10:01 PM • May 26, 2022
Moose stand 5-7 feet high and can weigh as much as 1,500 pounds.
9:31 PM • May 25, 2022
Snowplows encounter drifts up to 25 feet on Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park.
4:25 PM • May 20, 2022
Grand Lake, Colorado averages 129 inches of snow per year.
1:38 PM • May 17, 2022
The Colorado River flows through 11 national parks.
11:03 AM • May 15, 2022
At 8,320 feet above sea level, water boils at just 197 °F.
8:19 PM • May 10, 2022
Kool-Aid was invented in Hastings, Nebraska.
8:52 PM • May 1, 2022
Grand Lake is the deepest and largest natural lake in Colorado.
11:49 AM • Apr 28, 2022
