Colorado Official State Vacation Guide 2008 - (Page 200) 25 Hot Ideas for the Southeast 25 Hot Ideas for visiting Southeast Colorado MORE ONLINE! For a full list of 50 things to see and do in the Southeast, go to www.colorado.com/southeast50. # 1 Pueblo Riverwalk ©Anna Zoromski/Weaver Enjoy a stroll along the manicured Riverwalk following the Arkansas River in Pueblo, or hop on a boat and oat down with a guided tour. 02 John Martin Reservoir State Park — home to the largest body of water on Colorado’s eastern plains — is a haven for birdwatchers in search of the federally protected piping plover and least tern. 03 Short-grass prairie is a quickly disappearing environment in the United States; pay a visit to Comanche National Grasslands for a look at one of the last bastions of true prairie. 04 Every year, the Colorado State Fair is held in Pueblo from late August through the beginning of September. Bring the family and revel in carnival rides, games, food, rodeos, musical acts and more. # 5 05 Meander through the El Corazón de Trinidad Historic District for a look at the businesses of the town’s rst families as well as turn-of-the-century homes — including the Victorian Bloom Mansion and Greek-revival Baca House. 06 Travel to the haunting remains of Camp Amache — the Japanese relocation camp located just outside of Granada — where more than 1,000 Japanese Americans were interred during World War II. # Snow geese ©Robert P. Hunt/istockphoto.com e town of Pueblo was constructed over the remains of a frontier fort. Today, you can tour this unearthed adobe-walled treasure at the El Pueblo Museum. El Corazón de Trinidad National Historic District ©Anna Zoromski/Weaver 07 08 Enter a living museum, where costume-clad guides lead you through an outpost once commanded by legendary Kit Carson at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site near La Junta. 09 Dinosaurs once roamed profusely in the area of Picketwire Canyon Lands. Pay this cracked-earth area a visit and see, among other things, the fossilized footprints of two dinosaurs lumbering toward each other, interacting, then lumbering o . 200 Attend the snow goose festival in Lamar in February, where thousands of snow-white geese descend on the lakes near town. People from around the world make the pilgrimage here just to see the spectacle. 10 1-800-Colorado | www.colorado.com http://www.colorado.com
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