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TABLE OF CONTENTS3 Roll Up Your Sleeves & Experience Colorado’s Roots:

An Introduction

4 Top Story Ideas for 2014

6 Profile-Worthy People

7 Trends & What’s New

8 Top 14 Events & Festivals for 2014

PRESS RELEASES9 Grapes, Hops & Grains

11 Authentic Dude, Guest & Working Ranches

12 Colorado for Anglers

13 Farmers’ Markets

14 Colorado Fun Facts

15 Colorado State Map

MEDIA CONTACTSANNE KLEINanne.klein@madebyhco.com970-749-0991

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Roll Up Your Sleeves & Experience Colorado’s Roots COLORADO ROOTS MEDIA KIT

ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES & EXPERIENCE COLORADO’S ROOTSAgritourism is a fairly new term that showcases the intersection between travel and agriculture. It is a traveler’s authentic interaction with farmers, ranchers, hunters, gatherers, artists, naturalists and food enthusiasts that leads to the discovery of geographically distinc-tive food, drink and experiences.

Given the trends in eating local and knowing where your food comes from, now is the time to roll up your sleeves and visit Colorado to plant, harvest, distill, brew, hunt, forage, butcher, cook, create and savor what sets the state apart. Colorado is known as a healthy, outdoorsy and active state, and its agritourism adventures can be experienced by foot, hoof or pedal. Get out and explore!

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Seed to Sip Distilleries, Wineries & Breweries: Many of Colorado’s craft beverage makers incorporate farming and local produce into their products and have tasting rooms to experience the offerings first hand. Deerhammer Distilling Company sources their grain from the nearby San Luis Valley. Their Buena Vista Brandy is made in partnership from grapes grown on Colorado’s Western Slope and their barrel-aged spiced-apple liqueur is made from Cedaredge apples. Oskar Blues Brewery has their own Hops & Heifers Farm that houses a two-acre hops field in addition to Black Angus cattle and Berkshire pigs that are fed spent grain and supply their restaurants and breweries with meat. They also host beer dinners at the farm. Jack Rabbit Hill is an innovative 70-acre farm that includes 18 acres of vineyard and 11 acres of hops, pastures, wildlife margins, cows, sheep and chickens. Jack Rabbit Hill Win-ery and Peak Spirits Farm Distillery are makers of CapRock Gin.

Foraging For Food:Mushroom foraging excursions and experiences are on the rise in Colorado due to an abundant

number of species and accessible season of mushrooms and fungi. The state is home to thousands of varieties of mushrooms, the second largest concentration of mushrooms in the U.S. Hunt & Gather specializes in private, guided mushroom-foraging expeditions and distributes wild products. Telluride Herb Walker Tours Mushroom Foraging allows visitors to learn to identify and use wild plants and mushrooms while exploring the many trails in the Telluride area. For mushroom foraging festivals, check out the Eagle Mushroom Festival and Wine Weekend and The Telluride Mushroom Festival.

Colorado’s Cheese Culture: Colorado is a burgeoning specialty cheese destination, with many artisan and farmstead producers. The Avalanche Cheese Company creates local cheeses made with milk from their goats, which are raised and grazed at their farm and dairy in Paonia. The award-winning Haystack Mountain Goat Cheese is nationally recognized as a producer of premium, handcrafted raw and pas-teurized goat cheeses, made in a variety of styles. Rocking W Cheese is a family-owned farmstead artisan cheese producer, cow dairy and farm in Olathe. Jumpin Good Goat Dairy is dedicated to

sustainable farming and loving treatment of their goats and includes a dairy, cheese-aging caves and Country Store in Buena Vista. They also offer interactive dairy farm tours.

Visit James Ranch near Durango to experience their raw cow’s milk artisan cheese-making process with milk from their grass-fed Jersey cows. The Mountain Goat Lodge in Salida offers house-made goat cheese during a stay, as well as cheese-making classes. This two-hour class in-cludes goat husbandry, which prepares students for goat ownership, and a hands-on workshop to learn how to make chevre, mozzarella, feta, paneer and even Greek yogurt.

Life as a Ranch/ Farm Hand:Across the state, sustainable working farms and ranches incorporate tourism experiences in everyday farm life. Visitors can participate in organic cooking and butchery classes at Fresh and Wyld Farmhouse, cultivate organic and Demeter Certified Biodynamic crops at Mesa Winds Farm and Winery, herd cattle or bison at the Nature Conservancy’s Zapata Ranch or pick your own produce on the St. Charles Mesa near Pueblo. The Colorado Dude and Guest Ranch Association can help visitors saddle up for their ideal Colorado ranch vacation.

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Into the Wild:Colorado has 23 million acres of public land that cater to wildlife recreation including hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing. Channel your inner hunter with Newman Adventures’ guided pheas-ant hunts and facilities that raise birds for their hunting preserve. Stay at the Motherwell Hunting Lodge, offering some of the finest elk and deer hunts in the state. Head to the 4UR Ranch for the ultimate all-inclusive fishing vacation with miles of private tailwater and Rio Grande fly fishing. For animal lovers, there is no better place to view wildlife in Colorado than in Rocky Mountain National Park, especially during the fall rut to hear the bull elk bugle. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Women Afield Program invites wom-en to Ladies Night Out (doors) seminars where women can learn about various hunting, fishing and shooting opportunities.

Colorado for the Birds:Birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts flock to Colorado to marvel in its diverse flora and fauna. The Colorado Birding Trail is a major public and private initiative to link outdoor recreation sites into a network of bird- and wildlife-watching sites as well as archaeological and paleontologi-cal features. Colorado is home to several unique birding events including the Monte Vista Crane Festival, The Greater Prairie Chicken Tours (Wray and Holly), Ute Mountain-Mesa Verde Birding Festival and the High Plains Snow Goose Festival (Lamar) to name a few.

Get Your Dose of Fiber:Colorado has many farm and ranch offerings where guests can interact with furry friends like sheep and alpacas. There are also learning opportunities to experience the animals and learn about artistic uses for their fiber. The Leadville Yarn and Fiber Company features locally made yarn and fibers as well as handmade knitted gifts. The Golden Fiber Arts Studio offers novices and experts alike a wide selection of fiber arts instructional classes, including traditional quilting, felting, sewing, silk and wool fusion, art quilting, fabric painting and more. Attend the Salida Fiber Festival in September for dozens of vendors, artisan crafted items, fiber, fleece, yarns, rov-ings, food, libations, demonstrations and more. The Sneffels Fiber Festival (Ridgway), also in September, is a great event to learn how to knit, crochet and more.

Fall Delights:From corn mazes to pumpkin picking and hay-rides, visitors seeking both family-friendly har-vest activities and Halloween scares will find a variety of experiences on farms across Colorado. Anderson Farms (Erie) is the home of Colora-do’s longest-running corn maze and pumpkin patch. Miller Farms (Platteville) showcases a Fall Harvest Festival that runs through mid-November and offers hayrides, corn mazes, a petting zoo and 180 acres of fields to pick ripe vegetables like potatoes, carrots, onions and squash. Located in the heart of the Arkansas River Valley, Colon Orchards is a fourth-generation farm that offers both a 5-acre maze and 10-acre maze in the fall, in addition to hayrides, a pumpkin patch for selecting the perfect pumpkin and apple orchards where you can pick your own apples.

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PROFILE-WORTHY PEOPLE OF COLORADO ROOTSCHEF ALEX SEIDEL, FRUITION RESTAURANT AND FRUITION FARMS:Growing up in Wisconsin, Alex never imagined that one day he would be raising sheep and producing Colorado’s first artisanal sheep’s milk cheeses. His passion for food allowed him to travel the country to experience his first love: cooking. A couple years after opening his first restaurant in Denver, Fruition, Alex purchased a 10-acre farm and artisanal sheep dairy and creamery in Larkspur, Colorado. This fueled his desire to learn more about food, how it is produced and from where it is sourced. Being a “farmer” has proven to be his toughest challenge in a career that is loaded with obstacles.

Chef Alex Seidel is opening an exciting new restaurant concept this summer in Denver’s Union Station: Mercantile Dining & Provision. Mercantile will be a European-style restaurant and market. Open seven days a week, the gour-met “Old World” market will serve early morning coffee and pastries along with a full menu of breakfast and lunch options. The airy restaurant will serve dinner only, featuring fresh Colorado ingredients and inspired techniques that tell the story of Chef Seidel’s culinary journey as owner of Denver’s award-winning Fruition Restaurant and founder of Fruition Farms.

LANCE HANSON, CO-FOUNDER OF JACK RABBIT HILL WINERY & VINEYARDS & PEAK SPIRITS:Lance is as much a farmer as he is a distiller and winemaker. Jack Rabbit Hill is a 70-acre farm located on Redlands Mesa, near Hotchkiss. Jack Rabbit Hill makes wines from 22 acres of certified-biodynamic vineyards. Jack Rabbit Hill is also home to the Peak Spirits distillery, makers of CapRock organic gin and vodka as well as a host of grappas and eaux de vies. The farm also has 20 acres of pasture for cattle, sheep and chickens, and 12 acres of protected wildlife habitat. Most recently, Lance planted 10 acres of organic hops to supply Colorado craft brewers. The biodynamic standard helps Lance use the farm’s own natural assets to grow better, more

expressive fruit with a lighter footprint than con-ventional or organic standards.

LINDA ILLSLEY, OWNER OF LINDA’S LOCAL FOOD CAFÉ: Born and raised in Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico, Linda lived in Europe until 2000 and arrived in Durango the same year. She started Cocina Linda at the farmers’ market with a borrowed tent and $2,000 on a credit card. After a great first season, she borrowed a cart until she was able to buy land and her restaurant. The restaurant exists because of community support and the determi-nation of loyal customers. Linda is fully dedicated to giving back to the community and creating pos-itive solutions to local food issues. She supports local farmers and provides customers with real food that is cooked from scratch, sourcing both local and organic ingredients. Linda’s is the first and only organic restaurant in Durango, and she offers prepared community-supported agriculture (CSA). Linda is fundraising to create a farm stand located in the cafe’s dining room to provide farm-ers with new avenues to sell their produce direct to consumers aside from the farmers’ market.

DAVA PARR, OWNER OF FRESH & WYLD FARMHOUSE INN:Dava runs a farm and — as if that was not hard enough — also operates a B&B that features products from local farms. As a true ambassa-dor for agritourism, Dava hosts farm dinners, Sunday brunch, live entertainment and classes at the farmhouse. Named one of the best inns in the West by Sunset Magazine, Fresh and Wyld maintains its own vegetable gardens, chickens, berry patch and heirloom apple trees to feed its guests. The inn serves communal-style, home-cooked meals and also offers organic cooking classes, butchery classes, farm school classes and heritage farm art workshops. Dava also offers a CSA program with a ready-made dinner delivery option.

BEN PARSONS, OWNER OF THE INFINITE MONKEY THEOREM:Ben Parsons, mad scientist and winemaker at the

Infinite Monkey Theorem urban winery and new tasting room, promotes urbanity and social-mind-edness, giving the winery access to the city and the city access to the winery. Ben uses grapes predominantly from the Western Slope of Colora-do, and the results are well-respected accessi-ble wines made in a 29,000-square-foot urban winery located in the River North Art District of Denver. The wines are not only expressions of the process and the personality of the winemaker, but also innovative. Infinite Monkey Theorem is just starting to bottle wine in growlers; they sell kegged wine to restaurants and have canned wine.

FRED & NORMA DORENKAMP, OWNERS OF ARENA DUST TOURS:The Dorenkamps allow visitors to truly live like a local and experience a rural getaway in southeast Colorado. Fred Dorenkamp is a former pro rodeo rider, and together with his wife, Norma, they welcome guests to stay in their home and enjoy birdwatching, wildlife viewing and chuckwagon dinners. The Dorenkamps are best known for their Lesser Prairie Chicken Tours in April. The Dorenkamps, longtime residents of this area, have established good relationships with private landowners who have Lesser Prairie Chicken leks on their properties. The only way to see prairie chickens in Prowers County is on an Arena Dust Tour.

MANNIE & BRITT COLON, COLON ORCHARDS:Colon Orchards is a fourth-generation farm in the heart of the Arkansas River Valley, owned by Mannie Colon and managed by his daughter Britt. Mannie is a third-generation farmer determined to carry on the family farm. Their farm stand specializes in a large array of locally grown fruits and vegetables. They carry a large section of local jams, jellies, salsas, chiles, pasta, sauces and honey. They have a u-pick for apples, two corn mazes and a pumpkin patch. Colon Orchards offers tours for school children to educate them about where their food comes from, how it grows and general life on the farm.

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TRENDS & WHAT’S NEWBIKE TO FARM TOURS, BOULDEREnjoy a guided bicycle ride with Awe-Struck Outdoors — you’ll visit a few farms, meet the farmers and then enjoy a three-course lunch on a farm. The city of Boulder is surrounded by family farms and thousands of acres of wide-open spaces, and this food-and-farm-focused tour will take you to some of the loveliest secret spots along Colorado’s Front Range. As you learn from the farmers, you’ll share their passion for the land and the food.

FODDER HYDROPONIC HAY:With rising hay and gas prices and water scarcity, Colorado ranchers have been looking into feed options for their horses and livestock. Within the year, there will be a handful of Colorado guest ranches that will be some of the first to use a new hydroponic hay solution on a large scale. Fodder is hay that is grown in a greenhouse and goes from seed to feed in six days. With this new system, guests will be able to follow a full growth process of the seed during their ranch stays. Day one, guests help set the seeds up in the greenhouse system. By day six, they can help feed the fresh hay they helped produce to the ranch animals. Bar Lazy J, Home Ranch, Chero-kee Park and Colorado Trails Ranch are planning to incorporate fodder feeding systems into their guest-ranch experience.

DISTILLERYTOUR.CODistilleryTour.co is a new website that maps out local distilleries that are hand crafting fine whiskey, gin, rum and vodka in Colorado. Nearly all of these distilleries offer free tours explaining the distilling process, from ingre-dients and the still to oak barrels and bottling. The site also lists a number of restaurants, bars, hotels and modes of transportation. Plan a Colorado-craft-spirits-themed day, weekend or vacation using the site.

30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COLO-RADO FARM FRESH DIRECTORYThis year, the Colorado Farm Fresh Directory will celebrate its 30th anniversary. This directory provides a listing of farms, farmers’ markets, CSAs, u-picks and roadside stands that offer fresh produce and other farm products.

LAKEWOOD LAUNCHES MOUNTAIR PARK COMMUNITY FARMThe City of Lakewood and Sprout City Farms recently broke ground on the Mountair Park Community Farm. In addition to fresh food, the partnership will offer a variety of programs at the farm including internships, workshops, school programs, cooking demonstrations and a food do-nation program. Sprout City Farms is a nonprofit organization that transforms underutilized land into urban community farms. Its flagship one-acre site at the Denver Green School produces five to six tons of food a year and feeds more than 1,000 people. The farm also offers a wide range of community and educational opportunities. Mountair Park, a small park in the heart of the Two Creeks neighborhood, is an excellent fit with Sprout City Farms’ goals of connecting commu-nity members with food production and providing access to fresh food and food education.

UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER INCREAS-ES GOLD MEDAL TROUT WATERS IN COLORADO BY 50 PERCENTThe recent designation has been 20 years in the making. In order to receive a Gold Medal listing, a body of water must consistently support a minimum trout standing stock of 60 pounds per acre, as well as consistently support a minimum average of 12 quality trout — trout larger than 14 inches — per acre. With the addition of the Arkansas River, total Gold Medal stream miles in Colorado increased by 50 percent to 322 total miles. It will also be the longest reach (102 miles) of Gold Medal water in the state.

Local Food Markets:THE SOURCE, DENVEROpened fall 2013, The Source is a highly curated European-style artisan food market and retail space in Denver’s River North (RiNo) district that showcases some of the best Colorado products in one space. The Source, housed in an iconic 1880s ironworks building, boasts specialty shops such as Proper Pour, a liquor store offering private wine lockers; Mondo Food, a gourmet cheese/spice shop; Babette’s, a French bakery by renowned Boulderite Steve Scott; Crooked Stave, a craft brewery and tap room; a roastery and a coffee shop from Boxcar Coffee Roasters; Comida, a cantina specializing in Mexican street food; and Acorn, sister-restaurant to Boulder’s acclaimed Oak at Fourteenth. Other offerings include a whole-animal butchery with a meat counter and a general store.

IVYWILD SCHOOL, COLORADO SPRINGSIvywild is a 100-year-old former schoolhouse that was redeveloped in 2013 into restaurants and a brewery. The Meat Locker buys whole animals from local ranchers and farmers and offers various smoked sausages, bacon, sandwiches, soups and salads. Ivywild also has the Old School Bakery, Bristol Brewing and a coffee shop and cocktail lounge, The Principal’s Office.

PLOUGHBOY INC., SALIDAPloughboy is a local food market in Salida that only sells products made and grown in Colorado. They recently opened a wine/spirit tasting room that features local products. Ploughboy makes fresh, local food available to the area with the goals of helping central Colorado farmers and producers grow; the economy thrive; and provide the freshest food possible to their customers. This past year, Ploughboy won the Nature Con-servancy’s Best Green Eatery.

LOCAL MARKET, GUNNISONThe new Local Market owned by Tomichi Creek Natural Beef opened in December 2013 and sells all Colorado-made products, from Delta Beans to Mountain Mama. Enjoy wood-fired pizza from Inner Fire — made with local ingredients.

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TOP 14 COLORADO ROOTS EVENTS & FESTIVALS FOR 2014TWIN LAKES ICE FISHING DERBY(Twin Lakes, Colo.) February 15–16, 2014. Spon-sored by the Leadville Rod and Gun Club, this annual event gives contestants the opportunity to catch the largest fish and win a prize for it. Priz-es are given for Mackinaw, rainbow trout, brown trout, cutthroat trout and brook trout.

14TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF RANCHING & FRONTIER SPIRIT(Saguache, Colo.) February 23, 2014. Celebrate ranching and frontier spirit at the Saguache Community Building. Buy some Western antiques, attend a potluck, watch presentations and more.

KARVAL MOUNTAIN PLOVER FESTIVAL(Karval, Colo.) April 25–26, 2014. See the Mountain Plover birds as they arrive on Colo-rado’s Eastern Plains. Along with birdwatching, learn the community’s history, mingle with local farmers and ranchers and eat delicious food in an authentic Western environment.

LAKE DILLON BEER FESTIVAL(Dillon, Colo.) June 21, 2014. Attend free concerts while enjoying craft beers from all around Colorado. Tickets are $30 for unlimited tasting, and the festival is a benefit for the Colorado Craft Brewer’s Guild.

COLORADO LAVENDER FESTIVAL(Palisade, Colo.) July 11–14, 2014. Attend Colora-do’s only Lavender Festival. Take a lavender cook-ing or craft class, learn how to grow lavender or shop for your favorite lavender soap. There are a wide variety of activities at the festival. Stick around in the evenings to indulge in a lavender feast full of lavender-inspired food such as peppered lavender tenderloin or beef with a peach-lavender spritzer.

KIT CARSON PRO RODEO(Burlington, Colo.) July 24–26, 2014. The Kit Car-son County Fairground will be hosting the 97th annual Kit Carson Pro Rodeo. Bull riding, wom-en’s barrel racing, saddle bronc riding and more will all be part of this exciting rodeo. Outside of the rodeo, enjoy a carnival and live music.

THE PALISADE PEACH FESTIVAL(Palisade, Colo.) August 14–17, 2014. The 46th annual festival kicks off with an ice cream social and street dance celebrating everything peach from pies to ice cream, preserves to salsas and even virgin peach daiquiris.

MEEKER SHEEPDOG TRIALS(Meeker, Colo.) September 3–7, 2014. The town of Meeker will open its doors to 125 dogs and their handlers from around the world for the annual Sheepdog Trials. The dogs will be tested on their ability to maneuver range-raised sheep in a calm and controlled manner. During the trials, visitors can visit local food vendors and partake in a variety of activities.

SAN LUIS VALLEY POTATO FESTIVAL(Monte Vista, Colo.) September 6, 2014. This po-tato festival is one for the whole family. The spud celebration will include a kid’s carnival, a potato recipe tasting tour, a professional chef cook-off and free baked potatoes.

COLORADO MOUNTAIN WINEFEST(Palisade, Colo.) September 18–20, 2014. The Colorado Mountain Winefest draws thousands of wine lovers to sample a growing array of Colo-rado wines and participate in a variety of events, including the Tour de Vineyards bicycle tour winding through 25-miles of the wine country and orchards of Palisade.

LOAF N’ JUG CHILE & FRIJOLES FESTIVAL(Pueblo, Colo.) September 19–21, 2014. Pueblo’s 20th annual harvest celebration showcases the town’s most loved crop, green chiles‚ particularly the Pueblo chile. Events include cooking compe-titions, arts and crafts, music and entertainment throughout the weekend.

THE SNEFFELS FIBER FESTIVAL(Ridgway, Colo.) September 27–28, 2014. For those who love to craft, the Sneffels Fiber Fes-tival is a great event and you can learn how to knit, crochet and more. Art vendors will also have fiber art displayed and give demonstrations.

BRECKENRIDGE CRAFT SPIRITS FESTIVAL(Breckenridge, Colo.) October 24–25, 2014. Colorado distillers gather in Breckenridge for a grand showcase featuring tastings of handcraft-ed spirits, restaurant specials, a pub-crawl and saloon tours. The first of its kind in the state, the Breckenridge Craft Spirits Festival was born of Colorado’s growing artisan spirits industry.

ELK FEST(Estes Park, Colo.) October 4–5, 2014. The call of bull elks fills the Estes Valley signaling the beginning of fall. In celebration of this time, Estes Park is hosting the 17th annual Elk Fest in Bond Park. Fun activities include the Mountain Man Rendezvous, an event where mountain men will demonstrate their skills, and the Elk Bulging Con-test to see who sounds the most like an elk.

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GRAPES, HOPS & GRAINSIt is no secret Colorado is one of the top craft-beer-producing states in the nation with more than 200 breweries and counting. Award-winning craft distilleries are popping up across the state and unique wines have emerged from Colorado’s wine regions for years. While Colorado is known for its après adventure libations, many don’t realize the secret ingredients are sourced from Colorado farms and often times from the beverage producers’ own gardens. Enjoy a sampling of some of Colorado’s top distilleries, breweries and wineries offering seed-to-table beverages.

Spirits:DEERHAMMER DISTILLING COMPANY (Buena Vista) is an award-winning microdistillery specializing in premium small-batch whiskey. Deerhammer sources their grain from the nearby San Luis Valley. Their Buena Vista Brandy is made in partnership from grapes grown on Colo-rado’s Western Slope and the barrel-aged spiced apple liqueur to be released this fall was made from 900 pounds of hand-cut apples from Ce-daredge. They work with smaller farmers in the Buena Vista area to trade spent grain as animal feed for various cocktail ingredients such as mint, pickled green beans, beets and bacon.

PEACH STREET DISTILLERS (Palisade) was named the American Distilling Institute’s 2012 Distillery of The Year. It utilizes local corn, juniper berries and a variety of fruit from a stone’s throw away from their distillery. Last year they utilized more than 90,000 pounds of over-ripened Palisade peaches and more than 60,000 pounds of over-ripened Palisade pears. Peach Street re-cently acquired a farm to grow their own produce to use in their spirits.

PEAK SPIRITS FARM DISTILLERY (Hotchkiss), at the USDA-certified organic and Demeter-certified Biodynamic Jack Rabbit Hill Farm, creates handcrafted CapRock gin, vodka and brandies as well as Jack Rabbit Hill wines. Each product is made with certified organic fruit grown at Jack Rabbit Hill and nearby Gunnison River and Ela Family farms cut back with pure, soft water from the CapRock formation on Grand Mesa. Peak Spirits is the recipient of several national awards including a James Beard Foun-

dation Nomination for Outstanding Beer Wine & Spirits Professional and Good Food Awards for both CapRock Gin and CapRock Vodka.

SPRING44 DISTILLING (Loveland) utilizes Colorado water from their private artesian spring well. Spring44’s Honey Vodka includes Colorado honey and its Old Tom Gin includes locally grown rosemary and coriander. The distillery is current-ly developing a bourbon utilizing local grains.

WOODY CREEK DISTILLERS (Basalt) grows their own alpine potatoes at Scanlan Family Farm in Woody Creek for their potato vodkas, which are completely grown, distilled and bottled in the Roaring Fork Valley. They will also release three specialty spirits including gin, apple brandy and pear eau de vie utilizing local pears and apples, Colorado rye and wheat, mountain spring water and Colorado-sourced barley.

Beer:ODELL BREWING COMPANY (Fort Collins) is committed to serving the communities in which they distribute by sourcing local raw materials. Their Amuste Imperial Porter utilizes Tempra-nillo grapes from Colorado’s Western Slope; Tree Shaker Imperial IPA includes 3,000 pounds of Colorado peaches from Big B’s/Delicious Orchards in Paonia; FRIEK includes cherries and raspberries from Colorado’s Western Slope and Front Range and Mountain Standard Double Black IPA features hops hand picked by Odell’s brewers from farms along Colorado’s Western Slope.

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY (Longmont) is a funky little brewpub that started the craft-beer-in-a-can craze 10 years ago with Dale’s Pale Ale. Oskar Blues has their own Hops & Heifers Farm that houses a two-acre hops field in addition to growing vegetables and raising Black Angus cattle and Berkshire pigs to supply their restau-rants. They also use spent grain from the brewing process to supplement feed for the animals, and they host beer dinners at their farm.

SKA BREWING COMPANY (Durango) signa-ture brews, True Blonde and True Blonde Dubbel, include local honey from Durango’s own Hon-eyville. They also brew Hoperation Ivy, a wet-hop IPA that coincides with the Colorado hop harvest each August. Hoperation Ivy is made entirely with ingredients sourced in Colorado including organic hops from Leroux Creek Farms in Hotchkiss and malt from the Colorado Malting Co. in Alamosa.

TWISTED PINE BREWING COMPANY (Boulder) Last year, Twisted Pine started the Farm to Foam series, in which they only use in-gredients sourced in state. The initial beer in the series, Roots Revival, introduced carrots grown just north of Boulder into an American-style pale ale. The latest offering from the series is the Cucumber Cream Ale utilizing Crystal hops from Olathe and fresh English cucumbers from the nearby 2 R’s Farm in Platteville.

WYNKOOP BREWING COMPANY (Denver) Colorado’s first brewpub celebrates its 25th year of pioneering, small-batch liquid art. Their latest canned good is Belgorado, a Belgian-style IPA made with Colorado-grown malts and hops. The malted barley is grown and malted by Colorado Malting Company in Alamosa. The whole-leaf and pelletized hops come from Misty Mountain Hop Farm in Olathe.

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Wine:AUGUSTINA’S WINERY (Boulder) is a one-woman operation creating novel and unex-pected blends from unusual grapes sourced from Colorado farms. The Venus de Vino Table Wine is made from Boulder’s Leistikow Farms Marechal Foch grapes. Augustina’s Winery makes sure that each and every bottle has its own personality and purpose including wines that go with backpacking adventures, mystery novels and gingersnaps.

CANYON WIND CELLARS (Palisade) is a family-owned estate winery that does every-thing on property from grape growing through winemaking and bottling. The award-winning, signature wines utilize sustainable and low- intervention winemaking practices, including a computer-controlled drip watering system, complete weather- and soil-moisture-monitoring system and no use of herbicides.

SUTCLIFFE VINEYARDS (Cortez) is 12 acres of Merlot, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Petit Verdot nestled at the foot of the Sleeping Ute Mountain in southwestern Colorado. The estate and 22 sustainably and responsibly farmed acres are overseen by three farmers who metic-ulously farm, harvest and vinify. Eschewing the addition of tannins, color enhancers or acid, they allow the wines to reflect the grapes.

TERROR CREEK WINERY (Paonia) Reput-edly the highest-altitude commercially operating vineyard and winery in the Northern Hemisphere, Terror Creek cultivates some of the original grapes planted on the Western Slope from the Four Corners Research Project in the mid-1970s. Winery owner Joan Mathewson trained in winemaking in Switzerland and uses many of the traditional central European methods for trellising and training her vines.

THE WINERY AT HOLY CROSS ABBEY (Cañon City) What began as an extension of the next-door Benedictine abbey, today exists independently. Not only do they buy some of their fruit from the nearby state penitentiary’s vineyard and orchard-management rehab program, but they also created Wild Canyon Harvest from the grapes picked by area residents from vines in their backyards and growing wild. South-central Colorado was a huge grape growing and wine-making region at the end of the 19th century, and many of those original vines are still growing in backyards and open space.

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AUTHENTIC DUDE, GUEST & WORKING RANCHESVisitors seeking a chance to unplug and experience the Western lifestyle will find rejuvenation in the abundance of skill-based activities at Colorado’s more than 40 working dude and guest ranches. From local wine-pairing demonstrations and harvesting produce from the garden to cattle herding and butchery classes, guests will find truly authentic, hands-on experiences that help further establish human connection to animals and the earth.

ZAPATA RANCH prides itself on the authentic and extensive program it offers its guests to ex-perience life on a working cattle and bison ranch while enjoying high-end amenities and gourmet food. Situated in the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado, the ranch hosts weekend workshops that include butchery classes, charcuterie mak-ing, cheese making and guided foraging hunts. Chefs instruct guests how to properly butcher and cure different cuts of ranch-raised pork and bison and gourmet cooking classes. Visitors also have the opportunity to go on a guided foraging hunt for local wild mint, cow parsnip and berries. They can bake homemade breads and pastries that include herbs from the ranch using bison sweet grass and cactus fruit.

HIGH LONESOME RANCH on the Western Slope of Colorado offers guided big-game hunt-ing, fly-fishing and wing shooting. Following their guided hunt, guests may partake in field dressing their mule deer or elk to learn more about the animal’s anatomy. Once hunters select their jerky marinade of choice, the bounty of the hunt is processed and then sent home with them. Guests may also select produce from the ranch’s large garden to be included in the day’s meals, and their head chef offers tailored cooking classes using freshly harvested produce.

WILDERNESS TRAILS RANCH near Duran-go offers a real cowboy and cowgirl experience. Guests participate in handling cattle, horseback riding and cattle drives. The ranch’s herd of 20 yearlings assists visitors in learning basic skills during Cattle 101, such as blocking, herd work, driving and cutting. Guests will learn how to effectively move a herd through mountain terrain during an authentic cattle round-up on a day or overnight trip.

HOME RANCH, just beyond Steamboat Springs, has extended what was typically a short growing season with a kitchen garden to almost year-round fresh produce from their greenhouse. Early May marks the start of harvesting greens and spring veggies, and the season lasts through December with root vegetables. Guests harvest the fresh produce and learn about gardening, as well as take cooking classes with freshly plucked products from the greenhouse to help prepare the evening’s meal. The Home Ranch owners teach their guests the history of the Elk River Valley and the heritage of agriculture in the region over wine during harvest meals on Thursday nights.

SMITH FORK RANCH, located in the fertile valley of the Smith Fork River, boasts a rich history of hunting and growing. Smith Fork Ranch has embraced the land’s history and started an organic farmstead that is nurtured with organic waste from around the ranch. Guests can visit a local winemaker and then enjoy regional wines expertly paired with a locally sourced meal or help chefs gather fresh-laid eggs and harvest vegetables from the garden. Smith Fork Ranch’s

gardener encourages guests visiting the garden to pick and taste the variety of fruits and vegetables to help visitors establish a stronger connection to the land.

VISTA VERDE RANCH is a luxury dude and guest ranch in northwestern Colorado that strives to establish and nurture a connection between human and horse. Their extensive horse program and horsemanship clinics instruct guests how to better understand and communicate with horses. The in-depth program invites guests to help gen-tly familiarize newborn colts with people.

CHICO BASIN RANCH, on the high prai-rie southeast of Colorado Springs, is a rustic family-managed working cattle ranch with cozy two-bedroom accommodations. The ranch has five spring-fed lakes that are home to an abun-dance of bass and bluebell. After fishing, guests may have their fish prepared and learn how to de-bone their catch of the day and help cook the meal.

COLORADO CATTLE COMPANY in the northeastern corner of the state is an adults-only working cattle ranch that’s home to more than 70 horses and 800 head of cattle on thousands of sprawling acres. Guests are bound to get their hands dirty as they participate in all the ranch chores right alongside the cowboys. Guests may further their ranch education by participating in Cowboy School, which includes branding, penning, roping, sorting, gathering and doctoring the cattle. Colorado Cattle Company offers guests a real taste of Western ranching, as six or more hours are spent on horseback per day against the beautiful backdrop of canyons, buttes and ravines.

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Press Releases: Colorado for Anglers COLORADO ROOTS MEDIA KIT

COLORADO FOR ANGLERSFrom Gold Medal Waters, those designated by the Colorado Wildlife Commis-sion as the best places to catch the largest and the most fish, to 2,000 lakes and reservoirs, Colorado offers diverse fishing experiences for every angler and every season. In cold or warm weather and everything in between, the state boasts 6,000 miles of fishable rivers and streams, and prosperous fishing locales that offer views of craggy peaks, blue skies, translucent waters and green, gold or snow-covered flora. Following are some of the state’s most unique and prolific fishing areas. For more information, visit COLORADO.com/TopPlacesToFish.

GUNNISON COUNTY Hundreds of miles of picturesque waterways with thousands of new fish released each year from the Roaring Judy Fish Hatchery make Gunnison County a hub for anglers. The county holds records for the largest brown, rainbow and lake trout and kokanee salmon. It offers easy access to anglers in prime fishing locations including Blue Mesa Lake, Taylor Reservoir and the Gunnison, East and Taylor riv-ers. The area holds seven annual fishing events May through September, such as the Kids Fishing Derby in June and the Bridge to Bridge Fly Fish-ing Tournament in July.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS Nationally recognized for its fly-fishing excellence, Glenwood Springs offers year-round fishing on its two rivers, the Roaring Fork and the Colorado. Some enthusiasts suggest that winter is one of the best times for fishing in the area, although spring through fall is the typical fishing season among the area’s anglers. What makes this stretch desirable is its accessibility to both the Roaring Fork River from the 44-mile Rio Grande Trail and the Colorado River from the Glenwood Canyon Recreation Trail. These rivers are filled with abundant amounts of brookies, browns, cutthroats and rainbow trout.

CARBONDALE Another access point to the Roaring Fork River, Carbondale is a key location for fishing throughout the fall. With three access bridges to the river just off Highway 82, the Roar-ing Fork is perfect for wading and trout fishing. Beginning at Independence Pass at 12,095 feet, the river winds down toward the Colorado River, falling more in elevation in the 70 miles than the Mississippi River does in total. Because of this

quick decline in elevation, the river throughout Carbondale offers a wide variety of water types and amazing views of fall foliage.

SOUTHWEST COLORADO The San Juan and Animas rivers and Vallecito Lake in southwest Colorado are also included on the state’s list of Gold Medal Waters. The area’s waters are filled with kokanee salmon, rainbow trout, small mouth bass, German brown trout, northern pike and walleye. Whether fishermen are beginners or seasoned anglers, this area offers experiences for all skill levels. The San Juan River is a tech-nical river with some stretches that hold 10,000 fish per mile. The Animas River is one of the last free-flowing rivers in Colorado and has easy ac-cess from Durango by way of foot and bike trails that run parallel to the river. Vallecito Lake pro-vides visitors with a spectacular mountain setting and easy access to full-service campgrounds, RV parks and cabins. The nearby Wilderness Trails Ranch has multiple ponds on property stocked with rainbow trout. The ranch offers guides for half- and full-day fishing excursions, as well as casting clinics.

LAKE CITY The waters of Lake City allow for fishing year-round with varying approaches for success. During the spring, fly-fishers have the most luck with trout by reaching the deep pools where the fish are still hiding out from the winter. As Lake San Cristobal thaws out by mid-May, fishermen can catch 10- to 30-pound mackinaw or lake trout near the shore. As summer settles in, it becomes prime season for the streams and lakes around Lake City. Places such as Deer Lakes and Big Blue Creek have abundant, but

small, trout that are ideal for a fishing trip with children. Those seeking larger fish like wild browns should try Cebolla Creek and Henson Creek in the fall, when changing fall foliage gives waters a golden glow and streams are low and clear. During the winter, Lake San Cristobal be-comes a great location for ice fishing. Fishermen can set up a fishing hut on the ice and catch smaller lake trout and even some fish that are too big to fit through the hole in the ice.

SOUTH PARK Known for its productive trout waters and more than 50 miles of Gold Medal Water public streams, the waters in the area are of the highest quality aquatic habitat. Many of these waters are not open to the public; however, the South Park Fly Fishers program allows fish-ermen to access these waters. The program is the result of several historic ranches joining the online reservation site for fly-fishing access. An-glers can select one of the registered properties and pay the daily rod fee to fish one of the private trout streams. The different properties allow for a variation in scenery and the fishing experience. The greatest benefit of the South Park Fly Fish-ers program is that the collected rod fees go right back into improving the properties and waters and maintaining a high-quality habitat.

MEEKER Throughout the White River Valley is a range of public and private lands filled with rain-bow, brown and cutthroat trout and large white-fish. With permission and a small fee, anglers can fish in these protected waters where the owners invest in protecting spawning beds and the fish habitat. On Meeker public lands, fishermen can stay at the River Camp RV Park and Campground, which is surrounded on three sides by the White River, or visit one of the many cool mountain streams where some of the state’s largest trout can thrive. Ice fishing has also become popular in the area, with several locations on the White River National Forest lands.

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Press Releases: Farmers’ Markets COLORADO ROOTS MEDIA KIT

FARMERS’ MARKETSWith plentiful fresh and homegrown fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses and more, Colorado brings its abundance of local resources to consumers at farmers’ markets. Placing an emphasis on eating local and knowing where your food comes from, shoppers can take garden- and farm-fresh products home for healthy and delicious fare this harvest season. Following are some of the most unique and bountiful farmers’ markets in Colorado.

THE BOULDER FARMERS’ MARKET is the largest in the state and offers an assortment of locally grown vegetables, fruits, gourmet cheeses and wines at 50 farmers’ stalls. Shoppers can also enjoy freshly prepared food and pastries by local chefs to get a glimpse of the menus at some of the area’s farm-to-table restaurants. The market is open Saturdays from the first Saturday in April until the third Saturday in November with local wine, beer and music on Wednesday nights from May through September.

THE GUNNISON FARMERS’ MARKET provides local fruits and vegetables in addition to fresh eggs, cheeses, honey, herbs and more. The market sponsors activities for all ages including cooking demos, samples for lunch and breakfast from resident food vendors, as well as weekly kid’s activities, including programs like painting with cherries, celebrating wildflowers, cooking from the garden and pumpkin carving. The market is open on Saturdays from mid-June through early November.

THE GOLDEN FARMERS’ MARKET brings together a wide variety of local produce, Colorado wines, hand-spun cheeses, freshly baked breads and more. The Jefferson County Master Garden-ers provide weekly demos on topics including kid’s terrarium making, rock gardening and container vegetables, just to name a few. Visitors can enjoy free horse-drawn carriage rides and live music. The market runs on Saturdays from the beginning of June through the beginning of October.

THE TELLURIDE FARMERS’ MARKET gath-ers regional food from a 100-mile radius, includ-ing local bread, eggs, vegetables, fruits, meats, cheeses and more. Visitors can experience local prepared-food vendors along with music and pre-sentations. The market is open Fridays beginning in June through the second week of October.

THE CORTEZ FARMERS’ MARKET features vendors from around the area and their fresh of-ferings of meats, cheeses, fruits and vegetables. Adding to the variety are goods like local peppers, honey, jams and jellies as well as homemade breakfast burritos and tamales. Visitors can enjoy live music and arts and crafts. The market is held every Saturday from the beginning of June through the end of October.

THE YOUTH FARMERS’ MARKET program combines a joint effort between Slow Food Denver and Denver Urban Gardens that teaches students how to set up a market stand at their schools and sell produce from the school gar-dens and local farms to those within the school community. Students also learn about market-ing, business management and seasonality of produce.

THE MINTURN MARKET, which began in 1998, has grown to 115 vendors each week along with two live music stages and children’s activities. The market offers a variety of farm-fresh and organic produce, breakfast and lunch options and gourmet foods. Each summer, the market attracts more than 45,000 people and runs on Saturdays from the end of June through mid-September.

HIGHWAY 50 through Otero County boasts a stretch of nine farmers’ markets, all of which showcase the goods of the fertile land in the area. Known for corn and melons, the markets offer the best local produce from throughout the Arkansas River Valley. Some highlights along the route include Lusk’s Farm Market, with a farm that has been operating since the early 1900s; Hanagan’s Farm Market, featuring pick-your-own chilies and tomatoes; Hirakata Farm Market, a fifth-generation family-farm business known for Rocky Ford melons; and Knapp’s Farm Market, which will ship its fresh produce direct to con-sumers.

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Colorado Fun Facts COLORADO ROOTS MEDIA KIT

COLORADO FUN FACTSColorado is home to: >> 3 national heritage areas

>> 4 national parks

>> 7 national monuments

>> The headwaters of 7 major rivers

>> 11 national forests

>> 14 national natural landmarks

>> 24 national historic landmarks

>> 25 scenic byways

>> 42 state parks

>> 300 state wildlife areas

>> 960 wildlife species

>> 23 million acres of public land

>> Colorado is home to more than 200 breweries and 45 craft distilleries and growing.

>> There are currently 108 wineries in Colorado, and the state’s wine industry has more than tripled since 2005.

>> Colorado has more than 36,000 farms and ranches, which encompass 31 million acres — nearly half of the state’s total land.

>> The array of products grown in Colorado is staggering. Farmers have diversified to grow grapes, sunflowers, mushrooms, Anasazi beans and other specialty crops. Ranchers also have diversified to raise fish, bison and elk.

>> With more than 12,000 beef producers, the cattle industry is the largest agricultural sector in the state, bringing in $3.6 billion in cash receipts.

>> Annual production of 7 million bushels of barley helps make Colorado one of the top beer-producing states in the nation.

>> Colorado sells more than 1,250,000 fishing and hunting licenses annually.

>> Colorado has approximately 7,000 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep statewide, which is the largest population in the U.S. The bighorn is also the state animal.

>> Colorado has 58 14,000-foot peaks, more than any other state. This fact makes it one of the most important states for high-elevation habitat management for cold-weather-adapted species.

>> Colorado recently added the Arkansas River to the statewide list of Gold Medal trout waters. This addition increased Gold Medal stream miles in Colorado by 50 percent to 322 total miles. The Arkansas is also the longest stretch of Gold Medal water in the state.

>> The world’s first rodeo was held on July 4, 1869, in Deer Trail.

>> Greeley is home to the internationally ac-claimed Greeley Independence Stampede, which dates back to the 1800s and features national rodeo events, live music performances from national headliners, carnivals and more.

>> The Monte Vista and Alamosa National Wildlife Refuges are home to scores of birds, including flocks of migrating giant Sandhill cranes in the spring.

>> Colorado is home to approximately 260,000 elk, the largest herd in North America; 400,000 deer; and 70,000 pronghorn. Other big-game species include black bear, mountain lion, moose, mountain goat, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and desert bighorn sheep. Colorado also offers two turkey species, Merriam (moun-tains) and Rio-Grande (plains). Compared to most other states, Colorado has more hunting opportunities for more species.

>> With 493 bird species in Colorado, birds are everywhere so “Remember To Look – even in your backyard.”

>> Colorado has an endemic lizard — the Colorado Checkered Whiptail can only be found in Colorado (around Pueblo); most whiptail lizard species are parthenogenic, meaning they are all “girls.”

>> Summer tourists can enjoy Colorado’s bachelor colony of Brazilian free-tail bats that spends the summer in the abandoned Orient Land Trust mine in the San Luis Valley.

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Agate ............................. L-5 ........ NEAguilar .......................... K-11 ........ SEAkron ............................ N-3 ..........NEAlamosa ....................... H-11 ..........SCAllenspark ...................... I-3 ..........FRAlma ...............................G-6 ..........SCAlmont ............................ E-7 .........SWAnton ............................. N-4 ..........NEAntonito ....................... G-12 ..........SCArboles .........................D-12 .........SWAroya ..............................N-7 ..........NEArriba ............................ N-6 ..........NEArvada ............................J-4 .........DMAspen .............................F-6 .........NWAspen Park ..................... I-4 .........DMAult .................................J-2 ..........FRAurora ............................J-5 .........DMAvon ................................F-5 .........NWAvondale ........................ K-9 ..........SEBailey ............................... I-5 ..........SCBasalt .............................E-5 .........NWBayfield ........................D-12 .........SWBattlement Mesa ...........C-5 .........NWBeaver Creek ................F-5 .........NWBellvue ............................ I-2 ..........FRBennett ...........................K-4 ..........FRBerthoud ........................ I-3 ..........FRBethune ..........................0-6 ..........NEBeulah ............................ J-9 ..........SEBlack Forest ..................J-6 ........ SCBlack Hawk .................... I-4 ..........FRBlanca ...........................H-11 ..........SCBlue River ......................G-5 .........NWBond ...............................F-4 .........NWBoone ............................ K-9 ..........SEBoulder ............................ I-4 ......... FRBow Mar.........................J-5 .........DMBreckenridge .................G-5 .........NWBrighton .........................J-4 .........DMBristol .............................P-9 ..........SE Broomfield ...................... I-4 .........DMBrush ............................. M-3 ..........NEBuena Vista ...................G-7 ..........SCBuford ........................... D-4 .........NWBurlington ......................P-6 ..........NEByers ..............................K-5 ..........FRCalhan ............................ K-7 ..........SCCampo .......................... 0-12 ..........SECañon City ...................... I-8 ..........SCCarbondale ....................E-5 .........NWCascade ......................... J-7 ..........SCCastle Rock ...................J-6 .........DMCedaredge......................C-7 .........SWCentennial ......................J-5 .........DMCenter ...........................G-10 ..........SCCentral City ..................... I-4 ..........FRCheraw .......................... M-9 ..........SECherry Hills Village ......J-5 .........DMCheyenne Wells ............ P-7 ..........NEChimney Rock .............D-12 .........SWChipita Park................... J-7 ..........SCClark ................................E-1 .........NWClifton .............................B-6 .........NWClimax.............................G-5 .........NWColbran ...........................C-6 .........NWColorado City ................J-10 ..........SCColorado Springs ......... J-7 ..........SCColumbine Valley ..........J-5 ........ DMCommerce City .............J-4 .........DMConejos ........................ G-12 ..........SC

Conifer ............................ I-5 ........ DMCope................................N-5 ..........NECopper Mountain ..........G-5 .........NWCortez ............................A-11 ........ SWCotopaxi ........................ H-8 ..........SCCraig ...............................D-2 .........NWCrawford ........................D-7 .........SWCreede .......................... E-10 ..........SCCrested Butte ................ E-7 .........SWCripple Creek ..................I-7 ..........SCCrook .............................. N-1 ..........NECrowley .......................... L-9 ..........SECuchara ......................... J-11 ..........SEDacono ........................... J-3 ..........FRDe Beque .......................C-5 .........NWDeckers ........................... I-6 .........DMDeer Trail ....................... L-5 ..........FRDel Norte .....................G-10 ..........SCDelta ...............................C-7 .........SWDenver ............................J-4 .........DMDillon ..............................G-5 .........NWDinosaur ........................A-3 .........NWDivide ...............................I-7 ..........SCDolores ..........................B-11 .........SWDove Creek ..................A-10 .........SWDrake ............................... I-2 ..........FRDurango ....................... C-12 .........SWEads ............................... O-8 ..........SEEagle ...............................F-5 .........NWEastlake..........................J-4 ..........FREaton ..............................J-2 ..........FREckert .............................C-7 .........SWEckley .............................O-3 ..........NEEdgewater .....................J-5 .........DMEdwards .........................F-5 .........NWElbert ..............................K-6 ..........NEEldorado Springs ........... I-4 ..........FRElizabeth ........................K-6 ..........NEEmpire ........................... H-4 ..........FREnglewood .....................J-5 .........DMErie .................................J-4 ..........FREstes Park ...................... I-3 ..........FREvans .............................. J-3 ..........FREvergreen ....................... I-5 .........DMFairplay ..........................G-6 ..........SCFalcon ............................. J-7 ..........SCFederal Heights ............J-4 .........DMFirestone ........................ J-3 ..........FRFlagler ........................... N-6 ..........NEFleming ..........................N-2 ..........NEFlorence .......................... I-8 ..........SCFort Carson ...................J-8 ..........SCFort Collins ..................... I-2 ..........FRFort Garland ...................I-11 ..........SCFort Lupton .................... J-3 ..........FRFort Morgan .................. L-3 ..........NEFountain .........................J-8 ..........SCFowler ............................ L-9 ..........SEFranktown ......................J-5 .........DMFraser ............................ H-4 .........NWFrederick ....................... J-3 ..........FRFrisco .............................G-5 .........NWFruita ..............................A-6 .........NWGateway .........................A-7 .........NWGenoa ............................M-6 ..........NEGeorgetown .................. H-5 ..........FRGilcrest ........................... J-3 ..........FRGlendale .........................J-5 .........DMGlendevey ...................... G-1 ..........FRGlenwood Springs ........E-5 .........NW

Golden ............................. I-4 .........DMGranada ..........................P-9 ..........SEGranby ............................H-3 .........NWGrand Junction .............B-6 .........NWGrand Lake ....................H-3 .........NWGrant .............................. H-5 ..........SCGreeley ........................... J-3 ..........FRGreen Mtn. Falls ........... J-7 ..........SCGreenwood Village .......J-5 .........DMGrover .............................K-1 ..........FRGunnison ........................E-8 .........SWGypsum ..........................E-5 .........NWHartman .........................P-8 ..........NEHasty ..............................N-9 ..........SEHaswell ..........................N-8 ..........SEHaxtun ........................... O-2 ..........NEHayden ...........................E-2 .........NWHeeney .......................... G-4 .........NWHenderson .....................J-4 .........DMHesperus ..................... C-12 .........SWHighlands Ranch...........J-5 .........DMHillrose .......................... M-3 ..........NEHolly ...............................P-9 ..........SEHolyoke ..........................P-2 ..........NEHooper .........................H-10 ..........SCHotchkiss .......................D-7 .........SWHot Sulphur Springs ... G-4 .........NWHudson ...........................K-4 ..........FRHugo ..............................M-6 ..........NEIdaho Springs ................. I-4 ..........FRIdalia ...............................P-4 ..........NEIgnacio ..........................D-12 .........SWIliff ................................... N-1 ..........NE Jamestown ..................... I-3 ..........FR Joes ............................... O-5 ..........NE Johnstown ..................... J-3 ..........FR Julesburg ........................P-1 ..........NE Keenesburg ................... K-3 ..........FR Kersey ............................ K-3 ..........FR Keystone ........................G-5 .........NWKim ................................N-12 ..........SE Kiowa ..............................K-6 ..........NE Kirk ................................ O-5 ..........NE Kit Carson ......................O-7 ..........NE Kremmling .................... G-4 .........NWLafayette ......................... I-4 ..........FR La Jara .........................H-12 ..........SC La Junta .......................M-10 ..........SE La Salle .......................... J-3 ..........FR La Veta .......................... J-11 ..........SE Lake City ........................D-9 .........SW Lake George ....................I-7 ..........SC Lakewood .......................J-5 .........DM Lamar .............................O-9 ..........SE Larkspur .........................J-6 .........DM Las Animas ....................N-9 ..........SE Last Chance..................M-4 ..........NE Leadville .........................G-6 ..........SC Limon .............................M-6 ..........NE Littleton ..........................J-5 .........DM Livermore ....................... I-2 ..........FR Lochbuie ........................J-4 .........DM Log Lane Village ........... L-3 ..........NE Loma ...............................A-6 .........NW Longmont ........................ I-3 ..........FR Louisville ......................... I-4 .........DM Loveland .......................... I-3 ..........FR Lyons ............................... I-3 ..........FR Manassa .......................H-12 ..........SC Mancos ..........................B-11 .........SW

Manitou Springs ........... J-7 ..........SC Manzanola ...................... L-9 ..........SE Marble ............................E-6 .........SW Marshall .......................... I-4 ..........FR Maybell ...........................C-2 .........NWMead ............................... J-3 ..........FR Meeker ...........................C-4 .........NWMerino ........................... M-2 ..........NE Mesa ...............................C-6 .........NWMesa Verde .................. B-12 .........SW Milliken ........................... J-3 ..........FR Minturn ...........................F-5 .........NWMoffat .............................H-9 ..........SC Monarch .........................G-8 ..........SC Monte Vista ..................G-11 ..........SC Montrose ........................C-8 .........SW Monument ......................J-6 ..........SC Morrison ......................... I-5 .........DM Mosca ...........................H-10 ..........SC Mountain View ............... I-4 ..........FR Mt. Crested Butte ......... E-7 .........SW Naturita ..........................B-9 .........SW Nathrop ..........................G-8 ..........SC Nederland ....................... I-4 ..........FR New Castle ....................D-5 .........NWNiwot ............................... I-3 ..........FR Northglenn .....................J-4 .........DM Norwood ........................B-9 .........SW Nucla ..............................B-9 .........SW Nunn ...............................J-2 ..........FR Oak Creek ......................E-3 .........NWOlathe .............................C-8 .........SW Olney Springs ............... L-9 ..........SE Orchard .......................... L-2 ..........NE Orchard City ..................C-7 .........SWOrdway .......................... M-9 ..........SE Otis .................................N-3 ..........NE Ouray ..............................D-9 .........SW Ovid ................................ O-1 ..........NE Pagosa Springs .......... E-12 .........SW Palisade .........................C-6 .........NWPalmer Lake ..................J-6 ..........SC Paonia ............................D-7 .........SW Parachute ......................C-5 .........NWParker.............................J-5 .........DM Parshall ..........................G-3 .........NWPeetz ............................... N-1 ..........NE Pierce .............................J-2 ..........FR Pine .................................. I-5 .........DM Pitkin .............................. F-7 .........SW Platteville ....................... J-3 ..........FR Poncha Springs ............G-8 ..........SC Pritchett ........................O-11 ..........SEProwers .........................O-9 ..........SE Pueblo ............................ K-9 ..........SE Pueblo West ..................J-8 ..........SE Punkin Center .............. M-7 ..........NE Ramah ............................ L-6 ..........SC Rangely...........................A-3 .........NWRed Cliff .........................G-5 .........NWRed Feather Lakes ....... H-1 ..........FR Redstone ........................E-6 .........NWRidgway .........................C-9 .........SW Rifle ................................D-5 .........NWRio Blanco .................... G-4 .........NWRockvale ......................... I-8 ..........SC Rocky Ford ................... M-9 ..........SE Rollinsville ..................... I-4 ..........FR Romeo .......................... G-12 ..........SC Rush.................................L-7 ..........SC

Rustic .............................. I-2 ..........FR Rye .................................J-10 ..........SE Saguache .......................G-9 ..........SC Salida ..............................G-8 ..........SC Sanford.........................H-12 ..........SC San Luis .........................I-12 ..........SC Security ......................... J-7 ..........SC Sedalia ...........................J-5 .........DM Sedgwick ....................... O-1 ..........NE Seibert .......................... O-6 ..........NE Severance ......................J-2 ..........FR Shawnee ....................... H-5 ..........SC Sheridan ........................J-5 .........DM Silt ...................................D-5 .........NWSilver Cliff ....................... I-9 ..........SC Silver Plume ................. H-4 ..........FR Silverthorne ..................G-5 .........NWSilverton ......................D-10 .........SW Simla .............................. L-6 ..........FR Snowmass Village ........E-6 .........NWSomerset .......................D-7 .........SW South Fork ................... F-10 ..........SC Springfield ....................O-11 ..........SE Starkville.......................K-12 ..........SE State Bridge ..................F-4 .........NWSteamboat Springs ......F-2 .........NWSterling ..........................N-2 ..........NE Strasburg .......................K-4 ..........FR Stratton ......................... O-6 ..........NE Sugar City ..................... M-9 ..........SE Superior .......................... I-4 ..........FR Swink ............................ M-9 ..........SE Telluride ....................... C-10 .........SW Thatcher .........................L-11 ..........SE Thornton ........................J-4 .........DM Timnath ..........................J-2 ..........FR Towaoc ......................... A-12 .........SW Trinidad .........................K-12 ..........SE Twin Lakes ....................G-6 ..........SC Two Buttes ................... P-11 ..........SE Uravan ............................A-8 .........SW Vail ..................................G-5 .........NWVallecito Lake ...............D-11 .........SW Victor ................................I-7 ..........SC Vilas ............................... P-11 ..........SE Villa Grove .....................H-9 ..........SC Vona ............................... O-6 ..........NE Walden ............................G-2 .........NWWalsenburg ................... J-11 ..........SE Walsh ............................. P-11 ..........SE Ward ................................. I-3 ..........FR Waterton .......................... I-5 .........DM Wattenberg ....................J-4 ..........FR Wellington ......................J-2 ..........FR Westcliffe ........................ I-9 ..........SC Westminster ................... I-4 .........DM Weston...........................J-12 ..........SE Wheat Ridge ................... I-4 .........DM Wiggins ........................... L-3 ..........NE Wiley ...............................O-9 ..........SE Windsor ..........................J-2 ..........FR Winter Park .................. H-4 .........NWWolcott............................F-5 .........NWWoodland Park .............. J-7 ..........SC Wray ................................P-3 ..........NE Yampa .............................E-3 .........NWYuma ...............................O-3 ..........NE

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