Colorado is the 10th state along our hike, and the 38th state admitted to the union in 1876. Colorado is well known as the home of the highest points of the Rocky Mountains. Colorado was named after the Spanish word "Colorado", meaning reddish colored. It is believed to refer to the red sandstone formations of the Colorado River.  Our hike through the Centennial State followed large portions of the American Discovery Trail with some alternate routing due to severe weather conditions.  The total length of the combined northern and southern routes through Colorado is 1,153 miles. To learn more about our route click on the links in our Virtual Hike of Colorado....

To learn more about Colorado check out our Virtual Library at - http://www.treckusa.com/smartsection+item.itemid+159.htm

To 'Discover' the route of the American Discovery Trail in Colorado click on the ADTS page: http://www.discoverytrail.org/states/colorado/index.html

Holly - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly%2C_Colorado

Granada - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granada%2C_Colorado

Camp Amache - http://www.santafetrailscenicandhistoricbyway.org/amache.html

Lamar - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar,_Colorado

Las Animas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Animas%2C_Colorado

Bent’s Fort - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent%27s_Old_Fort_National_Historic_Site

La Junta - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Junta

Rocky Ford - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Ford%2C_Colorado

Pueblo - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo%2C_Colorado

Lake Pueblo State Park - http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/LakePueblo/

Pueblo West - http://www.pueblowest.org/

Canon City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_City

Front Range - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Front_Range

Rocky Mountains - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountains

Gold Belt and Shelf Road - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Belt_Byway#Shelf_Road

Cripple Creek - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cripple_Creek%2C_Colorado

Garden of the God’s - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_of_the_Gods

Colorado Springs - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs

Pike’s Peak - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike%E2%80%99s_Peak

Guffey - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guffey%2C_Colorado

Pike National Forest - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_National_Forest

Midland Bike Trail - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Midland

San Isabel National Forest - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Isabel_National_Forest

Buena Vista - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buena_Vista%2C_Colorado

Continental Divide - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Divide

Cottonwood Pass - http://www.cottonwoodpass.net/

Gunnison National Forest - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnison_National_Forest

Taylor Reservoir - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Park_Reservoir

Crested Butte - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_Butte%2C_Colorado

Kebler Pass - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebler_Pass

Paonia State Park - http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaname=Paonia%20State%20Park

Hotchkiss - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotchkiss%2C_Colorado

Delta - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta%2C_Colorado

Fruita - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruita%2C_Colorado

Grand Junction - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Junction%2C_Colorado

Loma - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loma%2C_Colorado