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ColoradoIt is home to no less than twenty-six ski resorts such as those in Vail and Breckenridge; other winter activities include snowboarding, sledding, sleigh rides, snow hiking and snowmobiling. The state is blessed with national parks, grasslands and forests where in warmer weather you can enjoy hiking, mountain biking or rock climbing.
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Amache National Historic SiteThe Amache National Historic Site is located in Prowers County, Colorado. It was established in 1965 to preserve the site of the Amache Internment Camp, which was used to imprison Japanese Americans during World War II. Today, the site is open to the public and features a variety of interpretive exhibits. Visitors can also explore the remains of the camp, including the foundations of buildings and surfaces where internees wrote messages on the ground.
Bents New FortBent's New Fort was a historic fort and trading post along the banks of the Arkansas River in what is now Bent County. It features a reconstructed 1840s adobe fur trading post on the mountain branch of the Santa Fe Trail where traders, trappers, travelers, and the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes came together in peaceful terms for trade.
Fort VasquezFort Vasquez, is a historical treasure. The site served as a fur trading post from 1835-1841 and was built to provide a safe place for traders to rest. It was the first United States establishment in what is now Colorado and sits on the South Platte River near what is now known as the city of Greeley. Although it was used for only six years before being abandoned, today Fort Vasquez has been reconstructed and restored for use by groups such as museums, schools, and interpretive centers.