COLORADO 10 Enjoy Our Wildlife Few places in North America offer the bounty of wildlife-watching opportunities available in Colorado. Our mountains, forests, plains, rivers and mesas harbor 960 different species, luring binocular-toting guests into our natural spaces. Ensure at least a couple of them are part of your stay by following the birding trails — there are 54 of them! — known to harbor that elusive songbird or raptor you’ve been seeking. With nearly 400 different species of birds migrating through the state, there’s a winged creature to be spotted in every season. Another option Near Steamboat Springs is attending a wildlife festival with friends similarly in awe of an elk, moose or bighorn sheep to hear their bugles and see them prance and strut for their mates. Or spend a day casting your line: Fly-fishers, ice-fishers and pure rod-and-reelers will find plenty of options along 8,000 miles of rivers and more than 2,000 lakes. Those seeking a bigger catch will find it in our quiet spaces: 23 million acres of pretty pines, plentiful pocket meadows and pure-water ponds host excellent opportunities for hunting, fishing or simply viewing majestic animals in motion. FROM TOP: ANDREW MAGUIRE; MILES PARTNERSHIP/MATTHEW INDEN Mount Blue Sky in Idaho Springs COLORADO . COM 27
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