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The White River National Forest is composed of 2.3 million acres of northwestern and north-central Colorado mountains on both sides of I-70; it is entered via US 24 and SRs 13, 82, 131 and 133. The forest was once a favorite hunting ground of the Ute Indians and later of settlers. Highlights include Mount of the Holy Cross, southwest of Vail; Glenwood Canyon; the mountains known as Maroon Bells; Ruedi, Dillon and Green Mountain reservoirs; and Trappers Lake.

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ARTICLEWhite River National Forest The White River National Forest is composed of 2.3 million acres of northwestern and north-central Colorado mountains on both sides of I-70; it is entered via US 24 and SRs 13, 82, 131 and 133. The forest was once a favorite hunting ground of the Ute Indians and later of settlers. Highlights includeMount of the Holy Cross, southwest of Vail;Glenwood Canyon; the mountains known asMaroon Bells;Ruedi,DillonandGreen Mountainreservoirs; andTrappers Lake.White River National Forest
NATIONAL PARKAgate Fossil Beds National Monument Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is on SR 29, 22 miles south of Harrison or 34 miles north of Mitchell in the Niobrara River Valley. Imbedded in the sedimentary rock are fossils formed some 20 million years ago. Named for James Cook's Agate Springs Ranch, this 3,000-acre site also features Cook's collection of 19th- and 20th-century American Indian artifacts.Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
NATIONAL PARKArapaho And Roosevelt National Forests And Pawnee National Grassland In north-central Colorado past and present coexist within the 1,280,000 mountainous acres of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, which embrace some of the higher and more visited areas of the region. Creaking ghost towns in the Arapaho region set off lively ski resorts, and the rotted roadbeds of abandoned narrow-gauge railways contrast with the well-maintained highways that provide access to this rooftop of the continent.Arapaho And Roosevelt National Forests And Pawnee National Grassland
NATIONAL PARKArapaho National Recreation Area In north-central Colorado, next to Rocky Mountain National ParkArapaho National Recreation Area
NATIONAL PARKArches National Park Arches National Park lies 5 miles northwest of Moab on US 191. The rugged area contains the largest number of natural stone arches in the country. Along with more than 2,000 arches are many red rock canyons, spires, fins and balancing rocks. The erosion of the Arches National Park
NATIONAL PARKAshley National Forest In the northeast corner of Utah, Ashley National Forest includes the only major mountain range in the lower 48 states with an east-west alignment—the Uintas. Ashley National Forest embraces this area and the pinion-juniper and ponderosa pine-covered benchland along the Green River. One of the major water-producing areas in the state of Utah, the forest was established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908.Ashley National Forest
NATIONAL PARKAztec Ruins National Monument In the northwest corner of New Mexico, just north of Aztec on US 516 to Ruins Road, is one of the best preserved Ancestral Pueblo ruins in the Southwest. The misnomer Aztec was given by early settlers who incorrectly identified the builders of these sandstone pueblos.Aztec Ruins National Monument
NATIONAL PARKBandelier National Monument About 50 miles northwest of Santa Fe via US 285 to Pojoaque, then west on SR 502 and south on SR 4, this 50-square-mile site sits on the Pajarito Plateau in northern New Mexico's rugged canyon and mesa country. Pueblo and cliff dwellings constitute the remnants of an Ancestral Puebloan community established 7 to 8 centuries ago.Bandelier National Monument
NATIONAL PARKBlack Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park has several observation points on the South Rim, reached via SR 347, leading off US 50, 8 miles east of Montrose; the North Rim is reached by an 11-mile road (the last half is gravel) from SR 92 east of Crawford.Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
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