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 * 1) A is for Colorado Avalanche in Denver, Colorado. Landeskog is their lead scorer. They have won two Stanly Cups.[[image:landeskogj.jpg align="right"]]
 * 2) B is for Buffalo Bill. He was wild west's colorful charector. He r.i.p. on Lookout Mountain.
 * 3) C is for Colorado. Colorado was home of a gold rush. With countys like Garfield or Jeffco.
 * 4) D is for D.U. Their hockey team is good. They also have a basketball team, they COULD win a game.[[image:coloradoabclarson/9780140374247_james_giantpeach.jpg width="233" height="192" align="right"]]
 * 5) E is for Evergreen. Evergreen is a town in the mountains. Also evergreen, is the name of a tree.
 * 6) F is for foothills. Foothills are like small mountains. You could see some behind Texas Roadhouse.
 * 7) G is for Grand Junction. It has Colorado National Monument. It is in Garfield County.
 * 8) H is for people Heard about the prairie grass. prairie grass is farm land. Farmers came and grew crops.
 * 9) I is for Indians or Native Americans. Arapaho, Cherokee, and Utes are some. Another is Pueblo.
 * 10) J is for John C. Fremont. He was another explorer. He tried to find a route from St.Louis to Pacific for a railr[[image:coloradoabclarson/imagesCACD8Q2O.jpg align="right"]]oad.
 * 11) K is for Kiowa tribe. They lived south of the Arkasas River.
 * 12) L is for Littleton. Littleton is short for little town.
 * 13) M is for Mammoths. Thats Colorado's lacrosse team.They are big penalizers.
 * 14) N is for Nuggets. They're Colorado's basketball team. They have never won a championship.
 * 15) O is for Ouray [Ute leader]. He was a fighter for fairness when tensions grew.
 * 16) P is for Pueblo. Pueblo is Spanish for small town. It is named after a Native American tribe named Pueblo.
 * 17) Q is for quartz. This is a mineral found near Pikes Peak. Miners do not tend to mine it though.
 * 18) R is for railroads. Railroads are metal tracks that trains run on. Explorers often looked for places to place railroads.
 * 19) S is for settler. Settlers are people who made a living on claimed or unclamed land. Native Americans settled near Sand Creek were surprised by an attack.
 * 20) T is for trappers and traders. Trappers trapped animals like beaver. Traders traded animal furs at trading post.
 * 21) U is for Utes. They had a dance named dance of the bears or Bear Dance. They made rock art. Around the fire on warm night they would tell stories of warriors.
 * 22) V is for Vein. Vein is a creek in the mountains that miners used to pan out of.
 * 23) W is for Where the Columbine Grows. This is one of the two songs of Colorado. The Columbine is Colorado's state flower.
 * 24) X is for eXellent skiing. Skiing is best in Colorado during the winter.[[image:156dab04ece75b92d030051caabe2b06.jpg align="right"]]
 * 25) Y is for Yampa River. The Yampa flows into Steamboat Springs. They were dealing with Yampa floods though.
 * 26) Z is for Zebulon Pike. He could climb Longs Peak. But he could not climb the mountain later named after him.